Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico from 11 Apr 2012 22:55 UTC to 22:55

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M 7 in Mexico from 11 Apr 2012 22:55 UTC to 22:55

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	7.0M
Depth:	65.6 Km
Lat/Lon:	18.3895 , -102.652
Event Date:	11 Apr 2012 22:55 UTC 11 Apr 2012 17:55 Local
Exposed Population:	580000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc00090z0
Inserted at:	02 Feb 2017 13:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	1		0		1
usc00090z0	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
115992	0.5	11 Apr 2012 22:55	7M, 84km	N/A	530 thousand (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:12	NEIC
115993	1	11 Apr 2012 22:55	7M, 65.6km	N/A	590 thousand (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	1757d 14:14	NEIC
115998	0.7	11 Apr 2012 22:55	6.5M, 20km	N/A	430 thousand (in 100km)		01:22	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 , State of Michoacan (population 3,859,507) . The nearest places are Vallecito, Ahuindo, Angostura, El Muleto, Chapala, Carrizalejo, Arteaga, Hizote, Las Ollas, Encinal, and Capire.

Radius	Population
100 km	590000 people
75 km	280000 people
50 km	39000 people
20 km	2300 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Michoacan	Mexico	3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Vallecito	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	19 km
Ahuindo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	20 km
Angostura	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	21 km
El Muleto	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	25 km
Chapala	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	25 km
Carrizalejo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Arteaga	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	9400 people	26 km
Hizote	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Las Ollas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	32 km
Encinal	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	32 km
Barranca Seca	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	32 km
Las Naranjas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	32 km
Tumbiscatio	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Chula	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Calla de Campos	Michoacan de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	35 km
Aguililla	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	9300 people	39 km
Cuchara	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
Espinazo del Diablo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
Las Trojitas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
La Parota	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
Paradeo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Las Pinas	Michoacan de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Aguacate	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Guaralle	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Boca de Cachán	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Buenavista	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
San Mateo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Ocorla	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
El Guaricho	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
La Palmera	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
Playa Azul	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Infiernillo	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Buenavista	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
La Goleta	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Cañas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
La Ferrería	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Coalcomán	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	10000 people	67 km
El Mirador	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
El Limoncito	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
La Bolsa	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
La Cofradía	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Pómaro	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Capire	Michoacan de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	69 km

see full list

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
Lazaro Cardenas	LZC	12	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	63 km
El Infiernillo		511				0	70 km
Pablo L Sidar	AZG	315				0	83 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lazaro Cardenas	MXLZC	Mexico	74 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Jose M. Morelos	Balsas	1968	62 km
Inhernillo	El Infiernillo	Balsas	1963	81 km
	Zicuiran	Zicuiran	1957	96 km

More information

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