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USGS Preliminary report
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Guatemala 1976
The 1976 Guatemala earthquake
Casualty Study
USGS Preliminary report
Casualty Survey Location
San Jose Poaquie (Municipality)
location point (lat long)
14.816667 -90.9
lat long accuracy
distance from epicentre (km)
196
usgs pga
37.0361
usgs pgv
32.7089
usgs mmi
7.6
usgs sdpga
0.7374
usgs svel
555
notes
A municipality of the department of Chimaltenango
precision notes
lat/long source: GeoHack
Injury Matrix
Percent Matrix
Building Classes
Casualty Level Percentages of Total Casualties
Deaths
Injuries
Unharmed
Total
All
10
27
63
100
Building Classes
Casualty Level
Deaths
Injuries
Unharmed
Total
All
1000
2657
6138
9795
Total
1000
2657
6138
9795
Map Overlays
Study locations
USGS Key »
Casualty Study Locations
Acatenango (Municipality)
Alta Verapaz (Department)
Amatitlan (Municipality)
Asunscion Mita (Municipality)
Baja Verapaz (Department)
Cabanas (Municipality)
Chichicastenango (Municipality)
Chimaltenango (Department)
Chimaltenango (Municipality)
Chinautla (Municipality)
Chinique (Municipality)
Chiquimula (Department)
Chiquimula (Municipality)
Chuarrancho (Municipality)
El Jicaro (Municipality)
El Progreso (Department)
El Quiché (Department)
El Tejar (Municipality)
Esquipulos (Municipality)
Gualan (Municipality)
Guatemala (Department)
Guatemala City (Municipality)
Huehuetenango (Department)
Huite (Municipality)
Izabal (Department)
Izabal (Municipality)
Jalapa (Department)
Jalapa (Municipality)
Jocotenango (Municipality)
Joyabaj (Municipality)
Jutiapa (Department)
Jutiapa (Municipality)
Los Amates (Municipality)
Magdalena Milpas Altas (Municipality)
Mataquescuinla (Municipality)
Mixco (Municipality)
Momostenango (Municipality)
Morales (Municipality)
Morazan (Municipality)
Palencia (Municipality)
Parramos (Municipality)
Pastores (Municipality)
Patzicia (Municipality)
Patzun (Municipality)
Progreso Cabecera (Municipality)
Quetzaltenango (Department)
Quezaltenango (Municipality)
Rabinal (Municipality)
Rio Hondo (Municipality)
Sacatepequez (Department)
San Agustin Acasagustlan (Municipality)
San Andreas Itzapa (Municipality)
San Antonio Aguas Calientes (Municipality)
San Bartolome Milpas Altas (Municipality)
San Cristobal Totonicapan (Municipality)
San Fco. El Alto (Municipality)
San Jacinto (Municipality)
San Jose Poaquie (Municipality)
San Juan Comalapa (Municipality)
San Juan Sacatepequez (Municipality)
San Lucas Sacatepequez (Municipality)
San Maria de Jesus (Municipality)
San Martin Jilotepeque (Municipality)
San Miguel Duenas (Municipality)
San Miguel Petapa (Municipality)
San Pedro Ayampuc (Municipality)
San Pedro Pinula (Municipality)
San Pedro Sacatepequez (Municipality)
San Raymundo (Municipality)
Sanarate (Municipality)
Santa Apolonia (Municipality)
Santa Catarina Pinula (Municipality)
Santa Cruz Balanya (Municipality)
Santa Cruz Verapaz (Municipality)
Santa Domingo Xenaxoj (Municipality)
Santa Maria Chiquimula (Municipality)
Santa Rosa (Department)
Santa Rosa (Municipality)
Santiago Sacatepequez (Municipality)
Sololá (Department)
Sololá (Municipality)
Sumpango (Municipality)
Tecpan Guatemala (Municipality)
Teculutan (Municipality)
Totonicapán (Department)
Totonicapán (Municipality)
Usumatlan (Municipality)
Villa Canales (Municipality)
Villa Nueva (Municipality)
Yepocapa (Municipality)
Zacapa (Department)
Zacapa (Municipality)
Zaragoza (Municipality)