M 4.6 in Mexico on 08 Feb 2016 21:16 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: 28.09 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.712 , -97.4219
Event Date: 08 Feb 2016 21:16 UTC
08 Feb 2016 15:16 Local
Exposed Population:
5120364 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Feb 2016 23:00 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
1118902 0 08 Feb 2016 21:16 4.6M, 28.09km N/A 5.1 million (in 100km) 01:43 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 Puebla (population 4,487,672) . The nearest places are Veracruz, Puebla, Pachuca, Jalapa, Tlaxcala, Orilla del Monte, Santa Maria Saltepec, Altotonga, Zaragoza, Xaltipanapa, and El Lim�n.

Radius Population
100 km 5.1 million people
75 km 2.8 million people
50 km 1.1 million people
20 km 370000 people
10 km 29000 people
5 km 5800 people
2 km 1100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Puebla Mexico 4.5 million people
Veracruz Mexico 6.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Orilla del Monte Veracruz Mexico Village - 12 km
Teziutl�n Puebla Mexico City 60000 people 13 km
Altotonga Veracruz Mexico Village 16000 people 17 km
Xaltipanapa Puebla Mexico Village - 17 km
Zaragoza Puebla Mexico Village 10000 people 18 km
Tatlauquitepec Puebla Mexico Village - 20 km
Perote Veracruz Mexico City 32000 people 21 km
El Lim�n Veracruz Mexico Village - 23 km
Santa Maria Saltepec Puebla Mexico Village - 24 km
Tepeyahualco Puebla Mexico City - 27 km
Zacapoaxtla Puebla Mexico Village 8600 people 28 km
Jalapa Veracruz Mexico Major city - 54 km
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Mexico Major city 83000 people 99 km
Puebla Puebla Mexico Major city 1.4 million people 113 km
Veracruz Veracruz Mexico Major city 560000 people 145 km
Pachuca Hidalgo Mexico Major city 320000 people 150 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
El Lencero JAL 875 Civ. Paved No 5500 67 km
Tlaxcala 2500 84 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
La Soledad Apulco 1962 29 km

More information

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