M 4.89 in Mexico on 09 Feb 2015 01:45 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 1.86 Km
Lat/Lon: 31.5261669 , -115.6653366
Event Date: 09 Feb 2015 01:45 UTC
08 Feb 2015 17:45 Local
Exposed Population:
440863 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Feb 2015 01:53 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1071349 0.1 09 Feb 2015 01:45 5.2M, 40km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:05 USGS
1071350 0.1 09 Feb 2015 01:45 5.2M, 40km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:05 NEIC
1071351 0.1 09 Feb 2015 01:45 4.89M, 1.86km 6.02 440 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Mexico , State of Baja California (population 1,806,829) . The nearest places are Mexicali, and Lazaro Cardenas.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baja California Mexico 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lazaro Cardenas Baja California Mexico Village 13000 people 9 km
Mexicali Baja California Mexico Major city 600000 people 136 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
San Felipe New SFH 45 Civ. Paved No 4900 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Felipe Mexico 89 km

More information

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