M 5.1 in Mexico on 18 Jul 2019 16:24 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 1183817
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 87.95 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.7852 , -92.2564
Event Date: 18 Jul 2019 16:24 UTC
18 Jul 2019 11:24 Local
Exposed Population:
4370000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 19 Jul 2019 14:22 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Guatemala= 5.5; Mexico= 4.4

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
us70004n85 Scaled population (vector) 6.88  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -0.19  
  INFORM_normalised 1.05  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 129 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Minor quake shakes Mexico City, latest in week of tremorsFri, 19 Jul 2019 00:31:00 +0200.

People gather outside the buildings after an earthquake was felt in Mexico City, Mexico July 18, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero. July 18, 2019. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A minor earthquake struck Mexico City on Thursday, the latest in a series o
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The 7 Most Important Supplies for a Starter Earthquake KitThu, 18 Jul 2019 23:58:00 +0200.

Last Friday, Southern California experienced its largest earthquake in over 20 years , felt in places as far away as Phoenix, Ariz. and northern Mexico. As a West Coast resident for over 15 years, I know the constant, underlying anxiety tha
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Minor earthquake hits Mexico City - Reuters witnessThu, 18 Jul 2019 22:27:00 +0200.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A minor earthquake struck Mexico City on Thursday, shaking tall buildings in the metropolis, though with no immediate reports of damages. The tremor was the latest in a series of at least 16 small quakes in Mexico Ci
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Full Article: Minor earthquake hits Mexico City: Reuters witnessThu, 18 Jul 2019 21:35:00 +0200.

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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 (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),