M 5 in Mexico on 22 Nov 2015 08:11 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: 5.0M
Depth: 65.07 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.9676 , -96.2645
Event Date: 22 Nov 2015 08:11 UTC
22 Nov 2015 02:11 Local
Exposed Population:
1427018 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Nov 2015 08:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1107931 0.2 22 Nov 2015 08:11 5M, 65.07km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:24 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 Oaxaca, San Juan, and Mitla.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 560000 people
20 km 41000 people
10 km 5100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 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 Juan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 6 km
Mitla Oaxaca Mexico Village 7500 people 7 km
Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico Major city 260000 people 49 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
Xoxocotlan OAX 1528 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 49 km

More information

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