M 4.9 in Mexico on 29 Sep 2015 15:02 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: 4.9M
Depth: 49.35 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.8261 , -102.2754
Event Date: 29 Sep 2015 15:02 UTC
29 Sep 2015 10:02 Local
Exposed Population:
388540 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Sep 2015 15:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1099957 0.1 29 Sep 2015 15:02 4.9M, 49.35km N/A 390 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Michoacan (population 3,859,507) .

Radius Population
100 km 390000 people
75 km 260000 people
50 km 210000 people
20 km 120000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Mexico Michoacan 3.9 million people
Mexico Guerrero 2.9 million people

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
Lazaro Cardenas LZC 12 Civ. Paved No 4900 20 km
El Infiernillo 511 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lazaro Cardenas MXLZC Mexico 18 km

More information

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