M 4.8 in Mexico on 11 May 2016 09:03 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: 1 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.718 , -115.835
Event Date: 11 May 2016 09:03 UTC
11 May 2016 02:03 Local
Exposed Population:
About 98640 people within 100km
Source: NTWC    
Inserted at: 11 May 2016 09:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NTWC     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
1127969 0 11 May 2016 09:03 4.8M, 1km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 NTWC    
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 Baja California (population 1,806,829) . The nearest places are Molino Viejo, San Isidro, Colonia Camal�, Misi�n de Santo Domingo, San Antonio, and Colonia Punta Gorda.

Radius Population
100 km 99000 people
75 km 63000 people
50 km 49000 people
20 km 19000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baja California Mexico 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Misi�n de Santo Domingo Baja California Mexico Village - 12 km
Colonia Punta Gorda Baja California Mexico Village - 14 km
San Antonio Baja California Mexico Village - 24 km
Colonia Camal� Baja California Mexico Village - 26 km
Molino Viejo Baja California Mexico Village - 28 km
San Isidro Baja California Mexico Village - 29 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
San Quintin SNQ unknown 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Quintin Mexico 41 km

More information

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