M 7.6 in Mexico on 19 Sep 2022 18:05 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: 7.6M
Depth: 15.134 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.3667 , -103.2524
Event Date: 19 Sep 2022 18:05 UTC
19 Sep 2022 13:05 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VIII
70 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000i9bw
Inserted at: 19 Sep 2022 18:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.8 0.8
us7000i9bw Scaled population (raster) 3.73 Max wave alert 0.87m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.87m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.92      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1462954 1.1 19 Sep 2022 18:05 7.5M, 10km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 1.3m (at 00:04) 00:06 NTWC
1462957 0.8 19 Sep 2022 18:05 7.6M, 15.134km 7.53 70 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 0.9m (at 00:22) 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 ,of Michoacan (population 85,719) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
59000 people
760000 people
1.8 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0.3 1462957 18.367/-103.252 7.6 15.1 7.447 19 Sep 2022 18:31 00:25 (new episode)
2 0.3 1462957 18.367/-103.252 7.6 15.1 7.447 19 Sep 2022 18:39 00:34 (upd of #1)
3 0.3 1462957 18.367/-103.252 7.6 15.1 7.447 19 Sep 2022 20:12 02:07 (upd of #2)
4 0.3 1462957 18.367/-103.252 7.6 15.1 7.447 20 Sep 2022 18:40 1d 00:35 (upd of #3)
5 0.4 1462957 18.483/-103 7.6 16.2 7.527 27 Sep 2022 23:50 8d 05:45 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Michoacan Mexico 86000 people
Colima Mexico 18000 people
Jalisco Mexico 1200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pómaro Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 5 km
La Cofradia de Ostula Michoacan de Ocampo Mexico Village - 27 km
Ostula Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 28 km
Hizote Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 34 km
Las Trojitas Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 39 km
Aquila Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 41 km
Barranca Seca Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 45 km
Villa Victoria Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 45 km
Coalcomán Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico City 10000 people 46 km
Calla de Campos Michoacan de Ocampo Mexico Village - 60 km
Los Habillos Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 84 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
Coahuayana 61 0 57 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Trojes Coahuayana 1994 68 km

More information

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