M 7.1 in Mexico from 18 Apr 2014 14:27 UTC to 14:27

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.53 , -100.96
Event Date: 18 Apr 2014 14:27 UTC
18 Apr 2014 09:27 Local
Exposed Population:
540000 people within 100km
Source: GEOFON gfz2014hope
Inserted at: 18 Apr 2014 14:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
GEOFON 1 1 1
gfz2014hope Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.01m  
  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
1047363 1 18 Apr 2014 14:27 7.1M, 10km N/A 540 thousand (in 100km) 0m (at 00:38) 00:06 GEOFON
1047368 1.2 18 Apr 2014 14:27 7.5M, 51.8km N/A 580 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:34) 00:13 NEIC
1047371 0.3 18 Apr 2014 14:27 7.5M, 51.8km N/A 580 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:34) 00:17 USGS
1047373 1.2 18 Apr 2014 14:27 7.5M, 48.61km N/A 690 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:38) 00:21 NEIC
1047379 1.1 18 Apr 2014 14:27 7.2M, 24km N/A 630 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:34) 00:59 NEIC
1047399 0.2 18 Apr 2014 14:27 7.4M, 52km N/A 560 thousand (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:36) 02:42 USGS
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 Guerrero (population 2,867,451) . The nearest places are Acapulco, and Baja de Balsamar.

Radius Population
100 km 540000 people
75 km 310000 people
50 km 120000 people
20 km 5000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guerrero Mexico 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Baja de Balsamar Guerrero Mexico Village - 17 km
Acapulco Guerrero Mexico Major city 640000 people 135 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
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International ZIH 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 54 km
Santa Barbara 299 95 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Andres Figueroa Ajuchitlan 1983 77 km

More information

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