M 5.1 in Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico on 20 Jul 2014 09:23 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: 88.95 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.84 , -92.5
Event Date: 20 Jul 2014 09:23 UTC
20 Jul 2014 04:23 Local
Exposed Population:
2513836 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Jul 2014 08:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.7 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
1055778 0 20 Jul 2014 09:23 5.1M, 88.95km N/A 2.5 million (in 100km) 22:51 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 Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The nearest places are Quezaltenango, Buenos Aires, and Mazat�n.

Radius Population
100 km 2.5 million people
75 km 1.5 million people
50 km 800000 people
20 km 110000 people
10 km 22000 people
5 km 5400 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chiapas Mexico 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Buenos Aires Chiapas Mexico Village - 6 km
Mazat�n Chiapas Mexico Village 5700 people 6 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 105 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
Tapachula International TAP 29 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 15 km
Tapachula 110 22 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 16 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 89 km

More information

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