M 4.8 in Near Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico on 27 Nov 2014 12:31 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.19 , -104.33
Event Date: 27 Nov 2014 12:31 UTC
27 Nov 2014 05:31 Local
Exposed Population:
238434 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2014 12:54 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
1065740 0 27 Nov 2014 12:31 4.8M, 10km N/A 240 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Colima (population 466,124) . The nearest places are and Colima.

Radius Population
100 km 240000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Colima Mexico 470000 people
Michoacan Mexico 3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Colima Colima Mexico Major city 130000 people 133 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
Coahuayana 61 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Manzanillo MXZLO Mexico 95 km

More information

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