M 4.8 in Mexico on 20 Apr 2014 12:40 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: 4.8M
Depth: 43.55 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.7785 , -101.1996
Event Date: 20 Apr 2014 12:40 UTC
20 Apr 2014 07:40 Local
Exposed Population:
522565 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Apr 2014 12:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1047665 0.1 20 Apr 2014 12:40 4.8M, 43.55km N/A 520 thousand (in 100km) 00:16 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 La Botella.

Radius Population
100 km 520000 people
75 km 260000 people
50 km 170000 people
20 km 5800 people
10 km 1000 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
La Botella Guerrero Mexico Village - 11 km
Acapulco Guerrero Mexico Major city 640000 people 172 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
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International ZIH 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 34 km
Santa Barbara 299 85 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Andres Figueroa Ajuchitlan 1983 80 km

More information

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