M 6.2 in Mexico on 25 Sep 2012 23:45 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: 6.2M
Depth: 10.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.8351 , -110.152
Event Date: 25 Sep 2012 23:45 UTC
25 Sep 2012 16:45 Local
Exposed Population:
232252 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cw0l
Inserted at: 26 Sep 2012 00:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cw0l 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
119874 0.5 25 Sep 2012 23:45 6.2M, 10.1km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Baja California Sur (population 345,682) . The nearest places are Rosario, Bosque, and La Paz.

Radius Population
100 km 230000 people
75 km 2000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baja California Sur Mexico 350000 people
Sinaloa Mexico 2.4 million people
Sonora Mexico 2 million people
Chihuahua Mexico 2.7 million people
Durango Mexico 1.5 million people
Baja California Mexico 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rosario Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 62 km
Bosque Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 65 km
La Paz Baja California Sur Mexico Major city 170000 people 79 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
La Paz 26 0 81 km
Leon LAP 21 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Juan de la Costa MXSJC Mexico 72 km
La Paz Mexico 76 km

More information

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