M 4.9 in Guerrero, Mexico on 06 Oct 2013 15:10 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.28 , -99.89
Event Date: 06 Oct 2013 15:10 UTC
06 Oct 2013 10:10 Local
Exposed Population:
1810271 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 06 Oct 2013 20:44 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0
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
1014945 0 06 Oct 2013 15:10 4.9M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 05:33 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 Guerrero (population 2,867,451) . The nearest places are Acapulco, and Ceutla.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 1.5 million people
50 km 950000 people
20 km 6300 people
10 km 1600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guerrero Mexico 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ceutla Guerrero Mexico Village - 3 km
Acapulco Guerrero Mexico Major city 640000 people 49 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
Pie de la Cuesta 6 42 km
Chilpancingo 1280 Civ. Paved No 4400 51 km
Alvarez International ACA 5 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 60 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Acapulco MXACA Mexico 49 km
Puerto Marques Mexico 52 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Carlos Ramirez Ulloa Balsas 1986 75 km

More information

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