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Saturday, September 12, 2026 · Guatemala CityQ7.6282 per US$+0.00%
ADVANCE GUATEMALA
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Guatemala's seismic risk

Dossier
Macroeconomy, ratings and risk10-macro-riesgo.md
Domain
Sovereign rating and country riskmacro-riesgo
Room
Economy/economia
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Guatemala sits on the convergence of the Cocos, Caribbean and North American plates; the 1976 earthquake is the historical benchmark. It is a structural exposure that the rating agencies factor in as event risk. The dossier records it as a statement of general geological context, still to be documented with INSIVUMEH in the data phase.

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general context statement with no primary source yet

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  • INSIVUMEHRainfall series by station, IDF curves by region and climate bulletins (the agua.precipitacion_region indicator); co-author of the national water balance (97,120 Mm³ a year)Public agency

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