M 6.3 in Mexico on 29 Jul 2014 10:46 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.

Earthquake Magnitude: 6.3M
Depth: 95.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.84 , -95.52
Event Date: 29 Jul 2014 10:46 UTC
29 Jul 2014 05:46 Local
Exposed Population: 1670000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2014 11:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.1 -0.1
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
1056328 -0.1 29 Jul 2014 10:46 6.3M, 95.1km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:22 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 Veracruz (population 6,774,736) . The nearest places are Oaxaca, and Abasolo del Valle.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 320000 people
20 km 33000 people
10 km 11000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Veracruz Mexico 6.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Abasolo del Valle Veracruz Mexico Village - 8 km
Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico Major city 260000 people 153 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
El Mendozal 69 41 km
Carlos A Carrillo 38 65 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Miguel de la Madrid Cerro de Oro Santo Domingo 1991 81 km

More information

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