M 6.5 in Mexico on 19 Oct 2013 17:54 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: 6.5M
Depth: 7.98 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.27 , -110.18
Event Date: 19 Oct 2013 17:54 UTC
19 Oct 2013 10:54 Local
Exposed Population:
138368 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Oct 2013 18:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.2 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.15m  
  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
1017251 0.5 19 Oct 2013 17:55 6.8M, 10km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:45) 00:05 USGS
1017255 0.5 19 Oct 2013 17:54 6.8M, 10km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:45) 00:11 NEIC
1017260 0.5 19 Oct 2013 17:54 6.5M, 1km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:43) 00:20 NEIC
1017264 0.5 19 Oct 2013 17:54 6.5M, 7.98km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:44) 00:50 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 Sonora (population 1,983,593) .

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km <1000 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
Sonora Mexico 2 million people
Sinaloa Mexico 2.4 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Yavaros Mexico 89 km
Bahia Salinas Mexico 96 km

More information

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