M 6.3 in Mexico from 03 Oct 2002 16:08 UTC to 16:08

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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.38 , -108.42
Event Date: 03 Oct 2002 16:08 UTC
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Jan 1900 00:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
421 0 03 Oct 2002 16:08 6.3M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) -16:-08 NEIC
423 0.2 03 Oct 2002 16:08 5.1M, 0km N/A 530 thousand (in 100km) -16:-08 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 Baja California Sur (population 345,682) .

Radius Population
100 km no 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
Sinaloa Mexico 2.4 million people
Durango Mexico 1.5 million people
Nayarit Mexico 900000 people
Chihuahua Mexico 2.7 million people
Sonora Mexico 2 million people
Jalisco Mexico 5.8 million people
Zacatecas Mexico 1.4 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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