M 4.8 in Mexico on 18 Oct 2016 13:08 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: 22.38 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.6687 , -99.7893
Event Date: 18 Oct 2016 13:08 UTC
18 Oct 2016 08:08 Local
Exposed Population:
1278475 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20007f1u
Inserted at: 18 Oct 2016 16:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20007f1u 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
1143288 0 18 Oct 2016 13:08 4.8M, 35.41km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 00:27 NEIC
1143294 0 18 Oct 2016 13:08 4.8M, 22.38km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 03:18 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 Guerrero (population 2,867,451) . The nearest places are El Marqués, Aguacatillo, Acapulco, El Treinta, Agua Zarca de la Peña, Ejido Nuevo, El Limón, Bajos del Ejido, Dos Arroyos, Jaltianguis, and Coapinola.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 880000 people
20 km 120000 people
10 km 8400 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guerrero Mexico 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
El Marqués Guerrero Mexico Village - 13 km
Aguacatillo Guerrero Mexico Village - 16 km
Acapulco Guerrero Mexico Major city 640000 people 22 km
El Treinta Guerrero Mexico Village - 30 km
Agua Zarca de la Peña Guerrero Mexico Village - 32 km
Ejido Nuevo Guerrero Mexico Village - 32 km
El Limón Guerrero Mexico Village - 34 km
Bajos del Ejido Guerrero Mexico Village - 36 km
Dos Arroyos Guerrero Mexico Village - 40 km
Jaltianguis Guerrero Mexico Village - 43 km
San Marcos Guerrero Mexico City 12000 people 43 km
Tixtlacingo Guerrero Mexico Village - 46 km
Coyuca de Benítez Guerrero Mexico Village - 48 km
Las Mesas Guerrero Mexico Village - 49 km
Agua del Perro Guerrero Mexico Village - 50 km
Solapa Guerrero Mexico Village - 52 km
Mauricio Gutiérrez Guerrero Mexico Village - 53 km
Caridad Guerrero Mexico Village - 59 km
Cortijo Guerrero Mexico Village - 59 km
Tierra Colorada Guerrero Mexico Village 10000 people 60 km
El Papayo Guerrero Mexico Village - 63 km
Carrizal Guerrero Mexico Village - 64 km
Ceutla Guerrero Mexico Village - 67 km
Colotepec Guerrero Mexico Village - 68 km
Bejuco Guerrero Mexico Village - 68 km
Tepetixtla Guerrero Mexico Village - 69 km
Coapinola Guerrero Mexico Village - 70 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
Alvarez International ACA 5 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 8 km
Pie de la Cuesta 6 0 33 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Marques Mexico 16 km
Acapulco MXACA Mexico 21 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
El Guineo Nexpa 1985 67 km

More information

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