M 5.1 in Mexico on 13 Mar 2014 01:21 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: 5.1M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.6353 , -98.427
Event Date: 13 Mar 2014 01:21 UTC
12 Mar 2014 19:21 Local
Exposed Population:
971121 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Mar 2014 02:02 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1043619 0.2 13 Mar 2014 01:21 5.1M, 35km N/A 970 thousand (in 100km) 00:41 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 970000 people
75 km 610000 people
50 km 310000 people
20 km 100000 people
10 km 62000 people
5 km 4500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Mexico Guerrero 2.9 million people
Mexico Oaxaca 3.3 million people

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
Ta lo de Soto 149 20 km
Pinotepa Nacional PNO unknown 53 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.