Department
Chimaltenango
Guatemala · North America
Chimaltenango is a department of Guatemala, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatLow
- River FloodVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19911991 Guatemala Earthquake · M 6.225 deaths
- 1978Patzun · M 4.517 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002