M 5.5 in Mexico on 26 Mar 2013 13:04 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 123445
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.209 , -98.1364
Event Date: 26 Mar 2013 13:04 UTC
26 Mar 2013 07:04 Local
Exposed Population:
650000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 26 Mar 2013 15:11 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000fssd Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
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Latest media headlines

Mexico Earthquake 2013: 5.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes Oaxaca 3/26/2013 8:34:00 PM.

The quake, which was later downgraded to a 5.5, prompted thousands of panicked residents to scramble into the streets when alarms went off at 7:04 a.m., according the Reuters A 5.5 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Mexico on Tuesda
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Mexico Earthquake 2013: 5.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes Oaxaca 3/26/2013 7:56:00 PM.

The quake, which was later downgraded to a 5.5, prompted thousands of panicked residents to scramble into the streets when alarms went off at 7:04 a.m., according the According to the U.S. Geological Survey , the quake’s epicenter was abou
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12 3/26/2013 7:46:00 PM.

Thousands flee into streets after 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico. Thousands have fled into the streets of Mexico City after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck the area. Comments (12) Sort by: highest rating oldest first newest first.
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11 3/26/2013 6:14:00 PM.

Thousands flee into streets after 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico. Thousands have fled into the streets of Mexico City after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck the area. Comments (11) Sort by: highest rating oldest first newest first.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),