Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Impact Near Oaxaca, August 2025

125,128 people were impacted within 50km of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Mexico on August 2, 2025. The dataset contains geospatial and socio-economic information collected by the World Food Programme's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system. It was last updated in May 2026 and is available in GEOJSON and CSV formats.

Use Cases

• Map the earthquake's impact zone based on the provided epicenter coordinates and 50km radius.
• Estimate population exposure for disaster response planning based on the reported impact on 125,128 people.
• Analyze seismic event characteristics based on the recorded magnitude and depth of 57.424 km.

Strengths

• Impact assessment includes a specific figure of 125,128 people affected.
• Event details are precise, including magnitude (5.8), depth (57.424 km), and exact coordinates (17.3428, -96.1359).
• Data originates from WFP's operational ADAM system for disaster analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last metadata update was in 2026.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden-onset emergencies.

Time Range

Event date: 2025-08-02

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:43:37.742308

Geography

Epicenter 72km NE of Oaxaca, Mexico (latitude 17.3428, longitude -96.1359).