1976 Guatemala earthquake
- 1976 Guatemala earthquake
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title= 1976 Guatemala earthquake
date= February 4 1976
magnitude = 7.5 Mw
depth=convert|5|km|mi|0
location=coord|15.32|N|89.10|W Motagua Fault
countries affected = GUA
casualties = 23,000 fatalities, 76,000 injured|
The 1976 Guatemala earthquake struck on February 4, 1976. It was a 7.5 Mw earthquake, centered in the Motagua Fault, about 160 km northeast of Guatemala City.
Cities throughout the country suffered damage, and most adobe type houses in the outlying areas of Guatemala City were completely destroyed. The earthquake struck during the early morning (at 3.01 am, local time) when most people were asleep. This accounts for the high death toll of 23,000. Approximately 76,000 were injured, and many thousands left homeless. Some of areas went without electricity and communication for days.
The main shock was followed by thousands of aftershocks, some of the larger ones causing additional loss of life and damage. [ [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/events/1976_02_04.php Historic Earthquakes ] ]
ee also
*Earthquakes in Guatemala
References
External links
* [http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/show_picture.cgi?ID=ID.%20GUATEMALA%20EARTHQUAKE%2052ct USGS Map]
* [http://www.pbase.com/barbaravc/earthquake Guatemala Earthquake 1976 - photo's by Barbara V.C. DuFlon]
* [http://earthquake1976.tripod.com/earthquake1976.htm Eye-witness account with photos by Larry Richman]
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