Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 18 Apr 2024 15:12 UTC

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M 5.6 in Mexico on 18 Apr 2024 15:12 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:	5.6M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	26.2173 , -110.5083
Event Date:	18 Apr 2024 15:12 UTC 18 Apr 2024 08:12 Local
Exposed Population:	160 thousand in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us7000mcxe
Inserted at:	18 Apr 2024 15:40 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000mcxe	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1565704		0	18 Apr 2024 15:12	5.6M, 10km	4.05	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:27	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 ,of Baja California Sur (population 345,682) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1565704	-110.508/26.217	5.6	10	4.054	18 Apr 2024 15:42	00:30	(new episode)
2	1565704	-110.508/26.217	5.6	10	4.054	18 Apr 2024 17:16	02:03	(upd of #1)
3	1565704	-110.508/26.217	5.6	10	4.054	19 Apr 2024 15:40	1d 00:28	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Baja California Sur	Mexico	17000 people
Sonora	Mexico	270000 people
Sinaloa	Mexico	78000 people
Baja California Sur	Mexico	<1000 people
Sonora	Mexico	2200 people
Sinaloa	Mexico	1600 people
Chihuahua	Mexico	2100 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Loreto	Baja California Sur	Mexico	Village	11000 people	87 km
San Bruno	Baja California Sur	Mexico	Village	-	90 km
Tripui	Baja California Sur	Mexico	Village	-	94 km
San Juan	Baja California Sur	Mexico	Village	-	97 km
Las Milpas	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	97 km
San Juanico	Baja California Sur	Mexico	Village	-	100 km
Pozo Dulce	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	103 km
San Jose	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	107 km
Citavaro	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	109 km
Atanacio	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	109 km
El Paredoncito	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	111 km
El Aquajito	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	111 km
Mocorúa	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	113 km
Huatabampo	Sonora	Mexico	City	30000 people	114 km
Villa Guadalupe	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	117 km
Batevito	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	118 km
Bascobampo	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	121 km
Alfos de Jecopaco	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	122 km
Ejido Morelos Número 2	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	123 km
Higuera de Zaragoza	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	123 km
Bachoco	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	123 km
Las Grullas Margen Derecha	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	123 km
Bayájori	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	125 km
Las Bocas	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	125 km
San Pedro	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	125 km
Agua Blanca	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	126 km
Liliba	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	126 km
Camahuiroa	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	127 km
Quechehueca	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	129 km
Navolato	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	130 km
El Colorado	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	130 km
Colonia Jecopaco	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	131 km
Sifón de los Pinos	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	133 km
El Tobarito	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	134 km
Yaqui	Sonora	Mexico	City	14000 people	134 km
Colonia Militar	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	135 km
Ahome	Sonora	Mexico	City	11000 people	138 km
Bachomobampo	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	142 km
La Curva	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	142 km
Campo Cinco	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
Rancho El Descanso	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	146 km
Hornos	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	177 km
Boca del Melgoita	Baja California Sur	Mexico	Village	-	188 km
Mojari	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	193 km
Cumbre de los Pinos	Sonora	Mexico	Village	-	234 km
Santa Ana	Chihuahua	Mexico	Village	-	251 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity	Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
	Loreto	LTO	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	88 km
	Villa Juarez South		46				0	116 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Bahia Salinas		Mexico	66 km
	Guaymas	MXGYM	Mexico	192 km

More information

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