M 4.3 in Mexico on 23 Nov 2008 09:34 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.3M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 18.461 , -106.162
Event Date: 23 Nov 2008 09:34 UTC
23 Nov 2008 02:34 Local
Exposed Population:
no people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2008ztbu
Inserted at: 23 Nov 2008 13:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2008ztbu 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
48494 0.5 23 Nov 2008 09:34 4.4M, 35km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 03:04 NEIC
48504 0.5 23 Nov 2008 09:34 4.3M, 35km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 04:13 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 Jalisco (population 5,772,704) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Jalisco Mexico 5.8 million people
Colima Mexico 470000 people
Michoacan Mexico 3.9 million people
Nayarit Mexico 900000 people
Zacatecas Mexico 1.4 million people
Guerrero Mexico 2.9 million people
Sinaloa Mexico 2.4 million people
Durango Mexico 1.5 million people
Guanajuato Mexico 4.3 million people
Baja California Sur Mexico 350000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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