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USGS Preliminary Report
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Guatemala 1976
The 1976 Guatemala earthquake
Study
USGS Preliminary Report
Survey Location
El Tejar (Municipality)
location point (lat long)
14.65 -90.8
lat long accuracy
distance from epicentre (km)
192
usgs pga
22.433
usgs pgv
20.5417
usgs mmi
6.9
usgs sdpga
0.6745
usgs svel
740
notes
A municipality of the department of Chimaltenango
precision notes
lat/long source: GeoHack
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Damage Matrix
Percent Matrix
Building Classes
Damage Level Percentages of Total Damaged
% damage
Total
All
100
100
Building Classes
Damage Level
% damage
Total
All
85
85
Total
85
85
None
Map Overlays
Study locations
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)