M 5.9 in Mexico from 20 Sep 2022 08:17 UTC to 08:17

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: 5.9M
Depth: 54.48 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.472 , -103.5273
Event Date: 20 Sep 2022 08:17 UTC
20 Sep 2022 03:17 Local
Exposed Population: About 49000 people in MMI
1 thousand in MMI VI
Source: NEIC us7000i9hm
Inserted at: 20 Sep 2022 08:41 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000i9hm Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  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
1463071 0 20 Sep 2022 08:17 5.9M, 54.48km 5.35 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:23 NEIC
1463131 0 20 Sep 2022 08:17 5.8M, 56.647km 5.06 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 07:32 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 18,512) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
49000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1463071 18.472/-103.527 5.9 54.5 5.349 20 Sep 2022 08:42 00:25 (new episode)
2 0 1463131 18.472/-103.527 5.9 54.5 5.349 20 Sep 2022 10:21 02:03 (new episode)
3 0 1463131 18.476/-103.52 5.8 56.6 5.114 20 Sep 2022 15:48 07:31 (upd of #2)
4 0 1463131 18.476/-103.52 5.8 56.6 5.057 21 Sep 2022 08:40 1d 00:23 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Michoacan Mexico 38000 people
Colima Mexico 14000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ostula Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 6 km
La Cofradia de Ostula Michoacan de Ocampo Mexico Village - 14 km
Aquila Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 20 km
Pómaro Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 26 km
Villa Victoria Michoacán de Ocampo Mexico Village - 37 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 28 km

More information

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