M 4.6 in Mexico on 13 Apr 2014 06:45 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: 4.6M
Depth: 63.19 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.7036 , -95.0255
Event Date: 13 Apr 2014 06:45 UTC
13 Apr 2014 01:45 Local
Exposed Population:
1818188 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Apr 2014 07:10 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
1046710 0 13 Apr 2014 06:45 4.6M, 63.19km N/A 1.8 million (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 Veracruz (population 6,774,736) .

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 990000 people
50 km 390000 people
20 km 35000 people
10 km 11000 people
5 km 3900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Mexico Veracruz 6.8 million people
Mexico Oaxaca 3.3 million people
Mexico Tabasco 1.6 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
Minatitlan Old 27 63 km
Minatitlan MTT 40 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Minatitlan MXMTT Mexico 60 km
Nanchital MXNAN Mexico 78 km

More information

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