M 5 in Mexico on 08 Oct 2025 10:16 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.0M
Depth: 21.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.7168 , -92.1134
Event Date: 08 Oct 2025 10:16 UTC
08 Oct 2025 04:16 Local
Exposed Population:
1.1 million in MMI III
Source: NEIC us6000rfkv
Inserted at: 08 Oct 2025 10:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000rfkv Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDLevelScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1664859 0 08 Oct 2025 10:16 5M, 21.6km 3.35 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:20 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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km 310000 people
75 km 65000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Verde Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 65 km
El Tulate Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 66 km
Champerico Retalhuleu Guatemala City 7700 people 67 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
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 66 km
Playa Grande Guatemala 77 km

More information

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