M 4.6 in Mexico on 06 Jun 2015 13:22 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: 78.29 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.164 , -94.5623
Event Date: 06 Jun 2015 13:22 UTC
06 Jun 2015 08:22 Local
Exposed Population:
657139 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 06 Jun 2015 19:25 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -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
1083484 -1 06 Jun 2015 13:22 4.6M, 78.29km N/A 660 thousand (in 100km) 06:02 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 Oaxaca (population 3,329,574) . The nearest places are Tuxtla Guti�rrez, and San Francisco del Mar.

Radius Population
100 km 660000 people
75 km 440000 people
50 km 88000 people
20 km 7300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Oaxaca Mexico 3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Francisco del Mar Oaxaca Mexico Village 4000 people 11 km
Tuxtla Guti�rrez Chiapas Mexico Major city 440000 people 168 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
Ixtepec Military 50 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 66 km
Salina Cruz SCX 23 69 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Salina Cruz MXSCX Mexico 69 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Presidente Benito Juarez Tehuantepec 1961 95 km

More information

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