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Historic Earthquake
2012 Guatemala Earthquake
7 November 2012 · San Marcos, San Cristobal Cochu · Guatemala
On 7 November 2012 at 16:35 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Guatemala (San Marcos, San Cristobal Cochu), at a depth of 24 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 82 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 48 people and injured 155. 2,769 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 7 November 2012
- Time
- 16:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 24 km
- Deaths
- 48
- Injuries
- 155
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,769
- Homes Damaged
- 7,561
- Estimated Damage
- 210 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.4 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Guatemala
- Nearest Volcano
- Santa María (93 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Huancayo Earthquake · M 7.3
- 20172017 Oaxaca and Chiapas Earthquake · M 8.298 deaths
- 1993Southwest, Mexico · M 7.21 deaths
- 19821982 El Salvador Earthquake · M 7.343 deaths
- 1950San Marcos · M 7.5
- 1942Near S Coast · M 7.7
- 1935Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala · M 7.3
- 1902Quezaltenango, San Marcos · M 7.52,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth