Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 24 Sep 2017 10:06 UTC

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M 5.7 in Mexico on 24 Sep 2017 10:06 UTC

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:	5.7M
Depth:	60.06 Km
Lat/Lon:	15.4013 , -94.0148
Event Date:	24 Sep 2017 10:06 UTC 24 Sep 2017 04:06 Local
Exposed Population:	180000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000atwe
Inserted at:	24 Sep 2017 10:26 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us2000atwe	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1181744		0	24 Sep 2017 10:06	5.7M, 60.06km	4.06	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:19	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 Chiapas (population 176,617) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1181744	15.401/-94.015	5.7	60.06	4.06	24 Sep 2017 10:28	00:22	(new episode)
	2	0	1181744	15.401/-94.015	5.7	60.06	4.06	24 Sep 2017 12:08	02:02	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	180000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	32000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	3.3 million people
Oaxaca	Mexico	650000 people
Veracruz	Mexico	160000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	250000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	16000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	86000 people
Tabasco	Mexico	220000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	83000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Arista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Cayetano	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Sólo Dios	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	72 km
La Polca	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	73 km
Paredón Viejo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	74 km
Tres Picos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	4900 people	75 km
Los Amates	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	76 km
El Carmen	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	78 km
Tonalá	Chiapas	Mexico	City	32000 people	80 km
Villa del Mar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	80 km
Emiliano Zapata	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	83 km
El Porvenir	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	84 km
Pijijiapan	Chiapas	Mexico	City	15000 people	92 km
Guadalupe	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	94 km
Margaritas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	97 km
Chahuites	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	9700 people	100 km
Ixhuatán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	5500 people	115 km
Respingo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	76 km
La Punta	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	93 km
Arriaga	Chiapas	Mexico	City	22000 people	93 km
Caña Brava	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	96 km
Pasito de la Señora	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	105 km
Jericó	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	106 km
Cabestrada	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	109 km
Tapanatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	7100 people	110 km
San Francisco del Mar	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4000 people	113 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	114 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	116 km
San Juan Custepeque	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	117 km
San Clemente	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	118 km
Villa Corzo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9100 people	119 km
Llano Grande	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	119 km
Mapastepec	Chiapas	Mexico	City	16000 people	120 km
Reforma	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
Horizonte	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	121 km
Dolores	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	122 km
Villa Flores	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	122 km
Zanatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	6900 people	124 km
El Carmen	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	126 km
Plan de la Libertad	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	127 km
Uralla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	127 km
Flores Magón	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	127 km
San Dionisio del Mar	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3300 people	128 km
Rincon Antonio de Maza	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	129 km
La Providencia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	129 km
Conchita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	130 km
La Libertad	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	131 km
San Rafael	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
Pueblo Viejo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	134 km
La Esperanza	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	135 km
Los Álamos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	135 km
Jobo Dulce	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	136 km
Santiago	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	137 km
Costa Rica	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	137 km
Platanar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	138 km
Doña Maria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	139 km
San Carlos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
Niltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3200 people	143 km
Acapetagua	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
Chicapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
El Arenal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
Escuintla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	143 km
Cintalapa	Chiapas	Mexico	City	33000 people	146 km
Jianipilas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	146 km
Unión Hidalgo	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	12000 people	147 km
Billar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	147 km
El Valle	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	148 km
Jallenango	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	149 km
San Antonio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
La Nuava	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
Palenque	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
Santa María Xandani	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	150 km
Portaceli	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	150 km
Neustra Señora	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	151 km
Soledad	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	151 km
La Zacualpa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	151 km
Salina Cruz	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	74000 people	152 km
El Potrero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	153 km
San Francisco	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	155 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	156 km
Juchitan	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	66000 people	156 km
Lazaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	159 km
Francisco I. Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	162 km
San Vicente	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	163 km
Majada Villalobos	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	164 km
La Providencia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	164 km
Asunción	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	165 km
Ocozocoautla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	31000 people	165 km
San Miguel Chimalapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	166 km
Tehuantepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	37000 people	166 km
Ixaltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	166 km
La Concordia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	7300 people	167 km
Suchiapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	13000 people	167 km
Huixtla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	29000 people	169 km
Aquiles Serdan	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	169 km
El Zapote	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	171 km
Comitancillo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3800 people	171 km
Alfaro	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	173 km
Ciudad Ixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	173 km
Los Vados	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	174 km
Copoya	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5300 people	174 km
Niza Viahui	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	175 km
Berriozaba	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	175 km
Buenos Aires	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	175 km
Teran	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	176 km
Nuevo México	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	177 km
Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Chiapas	Mexico	Major city	440000 people	178 km
San Antonio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	178 km
Cabrera	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	178 km
Mazatán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5700 people	179 km
Chiapa de Corzo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	180 km
Huehuetán	Chiapas	Mexico	City	7000 people	180 km
La Angostura	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	180 km
Acala	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	13000 people	181 km
Siltepec	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	182 km
Puerto Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9500 people	184 km
San Fernando	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	184 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Salina Cruz	SCX	23				0	156 km
Ixtepec Military		50	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	164 km
Llano San Juan	TGZ	1052	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	167 km
Francisco Sarabia		579				0	173 km
Ixtepec	IZT	unknown				0	174 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	189 km
Tapachula		110				0	193 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas		2341				0	213 km
San Antonio Copalar		1520				0	228 km
Plan de Ayala		91				0	237 km
Bahias de Huatulco International	HUX	143	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	244 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Salina Cruz	MXSCX	Mexico	152 km
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	188 km
Concepcion		Mexico	278 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	El Portillo	Cuxtepeques	1980	136 km
Angostura	La Angostura	Grijalva	1974	173 km
	Presidente Benito Juarez	Tehuantepec	1961	188 km
Malpaso	Netzahualcoyotl	Grijalva	1964	202 km
	Penitas	Grijalva	1985	234 km

More information

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