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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 16 N°, 114.9 W°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 28 N°, 102.9 W°
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.        
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
SANDRA 28-Nov-2015 35.0 46.0 N 7.0 Tropical Depression 1004 mb 22 N / 108.9 W
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
Colima Mexico Ongoing Activity Colima Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Nov 25 05:18:16 HST 2015 19.51° N / 103.62° W
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.        

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
3
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Jan 22 2003 00:02 7.5 24 8 29 MEXICO: VILLA DE ALVAREZ, COLIMA, TECOMAN, JALISCO 18.77° N / 104.1° W
Oct 09 1995 00:15 8.0 33 49 MEXICO: JALISCO, MANZANILLO, SAN PATRICIO MELAQUE 19.05° N / 104.2° W
Jan 30 1973 00:21 7.5 43 56 MEXICO: S, FARIAS, TECOMAN 18.48° N / 103.0° W
Dec 04 1948 00:00 6.9 0 4 MEXICO: MARIA MADRE ISLAND 22.0° N / 106.0° W
Apr 15 1941 00:19 7.9 60 7 0 MEXICO: MICHOACAN, COLIMA, JALISCO 18.9° N / 102.9° W
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Jun 03 1932 00:10 8.1 60 10 400 MEXICO: NEAR COAST OF JALISCO 19.5° N / 104.25° W
Oct 09 1995 00:15 8.0 33 49 MEXICO: JALISCO, MANZANILLO, SAN PATRICIO MELAQUE 19.05° N / 104.2° W
Apr 15 1941 00:19 7.9 60 7 0 MEXICO: MICHOACAN, COLIMA, JALISCO 18.9° N / 102.9° W
Jun 18 1932 00:10 7.8 50 10 0 MEXICO: CENTRAL, COLIMA 19.5° N / 103.5° W
May 16 1900 00:20 7.8 60 0 MEXICO: NEAR COAST OF JALISCO 20.0° N / 105.0° W

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
18
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
COLIMA VOLCANIC COMP Dec 19 1999 00:00 2.0 MEXICO 19.51° N / 103.62° W
COLIMA VOLCANIC COMP Dec 10 1999 00:00 1.0 MEXICO 19.51° N / 103.62° W
COLIMA VOLCANIC COMP Dec 10 1999 00:00 2.0 MEXICO 19.51° N / 103.62° W
COLIMA VOLCANIC COMP Nov 04 1999 00:00 1.0 MEXICO 19.51° N / 103.62° W
COLIMA VOLCANIC COMP Oct 27 1999 00:00 1.0 MEXICO 19.51° N / 103.62° W

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Mar 11 2011 19:35 MEXICO MANZANILLO 1.7   19.1° N / 104.3° W
Feb 27 2010 18:33 MEXICO CABO SAN LUCAS 0.4 0 22.88° N / 109.9° W
Sep 29 2009 05:36 MEXICO MANZANILLO 0.6 0 19.05° N / 104.33° W
Dec 26 2004 00:00 MEXICO MANZANILLO 0.4 0 19.05° N / 104.33° W
Jan 22 2003 02:18 MEXICO MANZANILLO 0.6 0 19.05° N / 104.33° W
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Oct 09 1995 00:00 MEXICO SANTIAGO BAY - VIDA DEL MAR RESORT 11.0 0 19.1° N / 104.4° W
Jun 22 1932 13:04 MEXICO CUYUTLAN 10.0 75 18.92° N / 104.07° W
Dec 04 1948 00:00 MEXICO ISLAS TRES MARIAS 5.0 0 21.42° N / 106.47° W
Sep 19 1985 00:00 MEXICO BUCERIAS (LIGHTHOUSE) 3.0 0 18.35° N / 103.48° W
Jun 03 1932 00:00 MEXICO BAHIA SAN PEDRITO, MANZANILLO 3.0 0 19.05° N / 104.33° W

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude IX and above

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
250+

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
15,100,426 72,726
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
14,713,684 88,884
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
15,321,909 50,559
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
15,498,855 51,143
Countries
Country
Mexico
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
Mexico Guadalajara 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital 20.67° N / 103.34° W
Mexico Culiacan 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 24.81° N / 107.39° W
Mexico Durango 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 24.03° N / 104.66° W
Mexico Colima 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 19.25° N / 103.74° W
Mexico La Paz 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 24.16° N / 110.31° W
Mexico Mazatlan 100,000 to 250,000 Other 23.36° N / 106.27° W
Mexico Tepic 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 21.51° N / 104.9° W

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
ALAMOS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01312 27.04° N / 108.95° W
AUTLAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02900 19.75° N / 104.34° W
BACUBIRITO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00986 25.82° N / 107.91° W
CABO SAN LUCAS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00459 22.95° N / 109.94° W
CAMPO CUATRO MILPAS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00092 25.65° N / 108.54° W
CAMPO GOBIERNO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00043 24.66° N / 107.55° W
CIUDAD CAMARGO SOUTHEAST Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04265 27.6° N / 105.11° W
CIUDAD CONSTITUCION Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00213 25.05° N / 111.61° W
CIUDAD GUZMAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04987 19.71° N / 103.49° W
COAHUAYANA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00200 18.68° N / 103.68° W
COLIMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02372 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMIA 19.28° N / 103.58° W
COLOTLAN SOUTH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 05500 21.99° N / 103.28° W
COSALA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00250 24.42° N / 106.7° W
EL FUERTE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00246 26.4° N / 108.61° W
GUAMUCHIL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00080 25.44° N / 108.09° W
ISLA MARIA MADRE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00016 21.65° N / 106.54° W
J AGUSTIN CASTRO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03800 25.53° N / 103.52° W
LA GLORIA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00110 19.95° N / 105.34° W
LAGUNA DEL REY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03450 27.02° N / 103.38° W
LORETO INTL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00010 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMLT 25.99° N / 111.35° W
PARRAL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 05965 26.92° N / 105.78° W
PLAYA DE ORO INTL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00035 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMZO 19.14° N / 104.56° W
PUNTA PESCADERO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00033 23.8° N / 109.71° W
RANCHO EL DURANGUENO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 08202 24.42° N / 104.89° W
SAN IGNACIO 1 Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00800 27.3° N / 112.94° W
VALLE DEL FUERTE INTL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00014 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMLM 25.69° N / 109.08° W
ZAPOTILTIC Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04019 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMTX 19.6° N / 103.37° W
CIUDAD OBREGON INTL Active civil airport 00243 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMCN 27.39° N / 109.83° W
DON MIGUEL Y HIDALGO INTL Active civil airport 05012 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMGL 20.52° N / 103.31° W
DURANGO INTL Active civil airport 06093 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMDO 24.12° N / 104.53° W
GENERAL JOSE MARIA YANEZ INTL Active civil airport 00089 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMGM 27.97° N / 110.93° W
GENERAL MANUEL MARQUEZ DE LEON INTL Active civil airport 00089 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMLP 24.07° N / 110.36° W
GENERAL RAFAEL BUELNA INTL Active civil airport 00038 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMMZ 23.16° N / 106.27° W
LICENCIADO GUSTAVO DIAZ ORDAZ INTL Active civil airport 00020 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMPR 20.68° N / 105.25° W
LOS CABOS INTL Active civil airport 00358 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMSD 23.15° N / 109.72° W
TEPIC Active civil airport 03012 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMEP 21.42° N / 104.84° W
COLOTLAN Active joint (civil and military) airport 06102 22.43° N / 103.25° W
CULIACAN INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00108 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMCL 24.76° N / 107.47° W
TORREON INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 03694 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMTC 25.57° N / 103.41° W
ISLA SOCORRO Active military airport 00328 18.77° N / 110.93° W
ZAPOPAN Active military airport 05333 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMZP 20.76° N / 103.47° W
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.      

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 20,505 1.2
Rural 497,510 30
Not classified 1,133,407 69
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Open Shrublands 231,698 45
Mixed Forests 86,146 17
Woody Savannas 46,508 9
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 30,834 6
Grasslands 32,303 6
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 27,931 5
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 19,734 4
Croplands 18,343 4
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 12,362 2
Savannas 6,962 1.3
Unclassified 2,729 0.5
Closed Shrublands 1,483 0.3
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 713 0.1
Urban and Built-Up 424 0.08
Permanent Wetlands 49 0.01
Snow and Ice 47 0.01
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 16 0
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-10 3,986 1,219
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Nov Dec Jan
low 10.7 8.0 6.9
high 26.5 23.7 22.8
Average Precipitation
  Nov Dec Jan
mm/day 0.5 0.9 0.9
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
GUADALAJARA Mon Mar 18 2013 22:46 80.6F 13.0 WNW   20.52° N / 103.32° W
LOS MOCHIS AIRPO Mon Mar 18 2013 22:40 82.4F 0.0 N   25.67° N / 109.07° W

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