M 5.3 in Mexico on 01 Sep 2012 18:01 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: 5.3M
Depth: 252.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.3868 , -92.4894
Event Date: 01 Sep 2012 18:01 UTC
01 Sep 2012 13:01 Local
Exposed Population:
2460000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cd93
Inserted at: 01 Sep 2012 18:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cd93 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
119220 0.5 01 Sep 2012 18:01 5.3M, 252.7km N/A 2.5 million (in 100km) 00:16 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 Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The nearest places are Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and Nicolás Ruiz.

Radius Population
100 km 2.5 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 660000 people
20 km 110000 people
10 km 19000 people
5 km 1300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chiapas Mexico 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nicolás Ruiz Chiapas Mexico Village 3100 people 6 km
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas Mexico Major city 440000 people 77 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 Cristobal de Las Casas 2341 34 km
San Antonio Copalar 1520 54 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Angostura La Angostura Grijalva 1974 31 km

More information

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