M 6.6 in Mexico on 13 Sep 2015 08:14 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: 6.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 25.1556 , -109.3772
Event Date: 13 Sep 2015 08:14 UTC
13 Sep 2015 01:14 Local
Exposed Population:
504558 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Sep 2015 08:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.8 0.1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.09m  
  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
1096560 0.5 13 Sep 2015 08:14 6.8M, 14.2km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:50) 00:06 PTWC
1096566 0.5 13 Sep 2015 08:14 6.8M, 14km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:50) 00:09 NTWC    
1096575 0.5 13 Sep 2015 08:14 6.6M, 10km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:54) 00:18 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 Sinaloa (population 2,397,706) .

Radius Population
100 km 17000 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
Sinaloa Mexico 2.4 million people
Baja California Sur Mexico 350000 people
Sonora Mexico 2 million people
Chihuahua Mexico 2.7 million people
Durango Mexico 1.5 million people
Baja California Mexico 1.8 million people
Nayarit Mexico 900000 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
Los Mochis LMM 4 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 91 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Topolobampo MXTPB Mexico 85 km

More information

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