M 5.6 in Gulf Of California on 02 Oct 2022 19:00 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: 23.5136 , -108.8981
Event Date: 02 Oct 2022 19:00 UTC
02 Oct 2022 12:00 Local
Exposed Population: 120 thousand in MMI IV
Source: NEIC us6000iq9e
Inserted at: 02 Oct 2022 19:58 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000iq9e Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1465544 0 02 Oct 2022 19:00 5.5M, 10km 4.16 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:52 NEIC
1465545 0 02 Oct 2022 19:00 5.6M, 10km 4.25 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:57 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 148,436) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1465545 23.431/-108.904 5.5 10.0 4.158 02 Oct 2022 19:52 00:52 (new episode)
2 0 1465545 23.514/-108.898 5.6 10.0 4.254 02 Oct 2022 20:01 01:01 (upd of #1)
3 0 1465545 23.514/-108.898 5.6 10.0 4.254 02 Oct 2022 21:04 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1465545 23.514/-108.898 5.6 10.0 4.254 03 Oct 2022 19:40 1d 00:40 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Baja California Sur Mexico 150000 people
Baja California Sur Mexico no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Los Tesos Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 56 km
Los Frailes Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 57 km
Punta Arena Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 61 km
El Cardoncito Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 65 km
Punta Colorada Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 65 km
La Ribera Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 70 km
La Fortuna Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 74 km
Los Barriles Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 80 km
Las Palmas Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 84 km
El Salto Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 85 km
Agua Caliente Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 89 km
Cositas Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 90 km
San José del Cabo Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 94 km
La Palma Baja California Sur Mexico Village - 96 km

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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
Punta Colorada PCO unknown 0 62 km
Punta Pescadero 7 0 89 km
Los Cabos International SJD 109 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 93 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Buenavista Mexico 80 km

More information

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