M 4.7 in Mexico on 17 Jun 2010 07:12 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.3913 , -108.964
Event Date: 17 Jun 2010 07:12 UTC
17 Jun 2010 00:12 Local
Exposed Population:
about 100 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2010xqam
Inserted at: 17 Jun 2010 07:32 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2010xqam 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
88411 0.5 17 Jun 2010 07:12 4.7M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
88412 0.5 17 Jun 2010 07:12 4.7M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
88413 0.5 17 Jun 2010 07:12 4.5M, 16km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 GEOFON
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 Baja California Sur (population 345,682) . The nearest places are and La Paz.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 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
Baja California Sur Mexico 350000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Paz Baja California Sur Mexico Major city 170000 people 140 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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