Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 12 May 2024 11:39 UTC

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M 6.4 in Mexico on 12 May 2024 11:39 UTC

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:	6.4M
Depth:	75.4 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.4518 , -92.363
Event Date:	12 May 2024 11:39 UTC 12 May 2024 05:39 Local
Exposed Population:	680 thousand in MMI VI
Source:	NEIC us6000my20
Inserted at:	12 May 2024 11:56 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Guatemala= 5.5; Mexico= 4.4

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0		0
us6000my20	Scaled population (vector)	0.3	Max wave alert	0m
	C1 shakemap	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.96

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
1570554		0	12 May 2024 11:39	6.4M, 75.4km	5.83	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:16	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 3,524,501) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	200000 people
	1.6 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1570554	-92.363/14.452	6.4	75.4	5.932	12 May 2024 11:58	00:19	(new episode)
2	1570554	-92.363/14.452	6.4	75.4	5.84	12 May 2024 12:26	00:47	(upd of #1)
3	1570554	-92.363/14.452	6.4	75.4	5.788	12 May 2024 13:43	02:04	(upd of #2)
4	1570554	-92.363/14.452	6.4	75.4	5.834	13 May 2024 12:40	1d 01:01	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	74000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	110000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	1800 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	4900 people
Chiapas	Mexico	700000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	390000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	320000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	250000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	46000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	no people
Chiapas	Mexico	540000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	710000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	41000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	610000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	640000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	320000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	440000 people
Solola	Guatemala	160000 people
Totonicapan	Guatemala	600000 people
Quiche	Guatemala	210000 people
Chimaltenango	Guatemala	6900 people
Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ocós	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	20 km
Limones	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	26 km
La Blanca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	28 km
Puerto de San Benito	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Ciudad Hidalgo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Tecun Uman	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
Mazatán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5700 people	46 km
Seccion Pacaya	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Pajapita	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	8000 people	47 km
Metapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Buenos Aires	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Tapachula	Chiapas	Mexico	City	200000 people	52 km
Champerico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	7700 people	52 km
Puerto Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9500 people	52 km
Jesús la Bomba	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Catarina	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	54 km
El Amparo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Aquiles Serdan	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Malacatán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	61 km
Flores Costa Cuca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	12000 people	63 km
Tuxtla Chico	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	7100 people	64 km
Huehuetán	Chiapas	Mexico	City	7000 people	64 km
El Tumbador	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	65 km
Salvador Urbina	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Nueva Candalaria	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	68 km
Santa Clara	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	70 km
Francisco I. Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	71 km
Puerta Privada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	71 km
San Rafael	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	72 km
Retalhuleu	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	44000 people	74 km
Colomba	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	19000 people	74 km
Huixtla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	29000 people	77 km
Boxomá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	77 km
Pucá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	78 km
Lazaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	83 km
La Zacualpa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	83 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	87 km
El Arenal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	88 km
Bracitos	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	90 km
Tahuesco	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	91 km
Patut	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	91 km
Acapetagua	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	98 km
Sibinal	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1700 people	85 km
San Marcos	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	25000 people	85 km
Finca Los Ángeles	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	85 km
Cuyotenango	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	11000 people	86 km
San Sebastián	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	89 km
San Felipe	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	8800 people	91 km
Sanajabá	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	91 km
San Lorenzo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	2100 people	92 km
San Juan Ostuncalco	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	93 km
Tacaná	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	93 km
Mazatenango	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	City	36000 people	93 km
Santa María	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	96 km
San José Ixjoyón	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	96 km
Río Blanco	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	98 km
San Pablo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	99 km
Nueva Venecia	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	99 km
Quezaltenango	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Major city	120000 people	100 km
Las Majadas	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	100 km
Bolivia	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	101 km
Motozintla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	19000 people	102 km
Doña Maria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	103 km
San Antonio	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	103 km
Vixbén	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	103 km
Concepción Tutuapa	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1200 people	104 km
Escuintla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	104 km
Masá	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	105 km
San Carlos	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	106 km
Cantel	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	26000 people	106 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	110 km
Barra Madre Vieja	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	112 km
Totonicapán	Totonicapán	Guatemala	Village	9300 people	112 km
San Miguel Ixtahuacán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	112 km
Río Bravo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	112 km
Chicacao	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	20000 people	113 km
Pologuá	Totonicapán	Guatemala	Village	-	113 km
Quequesiguán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	115 km
Flores Magón	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	115 km
Poza	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	117 km
Nahualá	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	121 km
San Pedro	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	121 km
Pasito de la Señora	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	121 km
Tecojate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	122 km
Momostenango	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	31000 people	122 km
Mapastepec	Chiapas	Mexico	City	16000 people	122 km
Santa Bárbara	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	122 km
Siltepec	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	123 km
Santa Lucía	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	124 km
Poza Verde	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	126 km
Santa AnaMalacatán	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	129 km
Patulul	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	14000 people	130 km
Santa Isabel	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	131 km
Cerro Colorado	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	132 km
San Bartolome Jocotenango	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	133 km
Chontal	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	134 km
Potrerillo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	135 km
Huehuetenango	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	78000 people	136 km
Cushu	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	136 km
Las Playas	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	136 km
La Gomera	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	24000 people	137 km
San Pedro Jocopilas	Quiche	Guatemala	Village	1000 people	139 km
Aguacatan	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	140 km
Guadalupe	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5100 people	140 km
Jericó	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	140 km
Lázaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	141 km
Paso Hondo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	142 km
Chicomucelo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
Margaritas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
Sipacate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	143 km
Santa Lucia Cotz	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	145 km
Chinique	Quiche	Guatemala	Village	2700 people	145 km
Candelaria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	148 km
Chajbal	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	148 km
Agua Zarca	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	150 km
Siquinalá	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	152 km
San Remigio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	153 km
Ceiba Amelia	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	154 km
Benito Juarez	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	155 km
La Democracia	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	155 km
San Caralampio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	156 km
Caña Brava	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	158 km
Pijijiapan	Chiapas	Mexico	City	15000 people	164 km
Masagua	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	9900 people	166 km
La Barrita	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	167 km
Santa Cruz Barillas	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	188 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
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	38 km
Tapachula		110				0	48 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	72 km
Quezaltenango		2363				0	103 km
Huehuetenango	HUG	unknown				0	137 km
El Naranjo	ENJ	unknown				0	170 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	30 km
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	53 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	100 km

More information

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