M 4.6 in Near Coast Of Oaxaca, Mexico on 14 Feb 2014 21:53 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: 4.6M
Depth: 32.62 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.8435 , -95.895
Event Date: 14 Feb 2014 21:53 UTC
14 Feb 2014 15:53 Local
Exposed Population:
529053 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Feb 2014 22:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 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
1041637 0 14 Feb 2014 21:53 4.6M, 32.62km N/A 530 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Oaxaca (population 3,329,574) . The nearest places are Oaxaca, Ayutla, and Mirador.

Radius Population
100 km 530000 people
75 km 190000 people
50 km 73000 people
20 km 13000 people
10 km 1700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Oaxaca Mexico 3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ayutla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 6 km
Mirador Oaxaca Mexico Village - 8 km
Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico Major city 260000 people 161 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
Bahias de Huatulco International HUX 143 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 40 km
Pochutla PUH unknown 63 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Angel Mexico 70 km
Salina Cruz MXSCX Mexico 82 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Presidente Benito Juarez Tehuantepec 1961 85 km

More information

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