M 4.6 in Mexico on 06 Jun 2016 04:11 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: 4.6M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.2043 , -97.2792
Event Date: 06 Jun 2016 04:11 UTC
05 Jun 2016 23:11 Local
Exposed Population:
907248 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us200062ag
Inserted at: 06 Jun 2016 04:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200062ag 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
1130343 0 06 Jun 2016 04:11 4.6M, 35km N/A 910 thousand (in 100km) 00:45 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, Lachao, Panixtlahuaca, Tiltepec, Barranca Honda, Zacatepec, Piedra Ancha, Ixpantepec, Aguacate, Santa Luc�a Teotepec, and La Perla.

Radius Population
100 km 910000 people
75 km 480000 people
50 km 220000 people
20 km 49000 people
10 km 10000 people
5 km 5800 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
Ixpantepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 9 km
Santa Luc�a Teotepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 10 km
Zacatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 12 km
Panixtlahuaca Oaxaca Mexico Village 5600 people 13 km
Lachao Oaxaca Mexico Village - 14 km
Barranca Honda Oaxaca Mexico Village - 18 km
La Perla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 18 km
Tiltepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 20 km
Piedra Ancha Oaxaca Mexico Village - 22 km
Aguacate Oaxaca Mexico Village - 23 km
Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico Major city 260000 people 113 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
Puerto Escondido PXM 88 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 41 km
Pinotepa Nacional PNO unknown 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Punta Escondida Mexico 44 km

More information

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