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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 (Rapid Impact)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0.1		0		0
us6000my20	Scaled population (raster)	2.8	Max wave alert	0m
	C1 rapid impact	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 rapid impact	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.96

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

The green area correspond to areas affected by strong shaking (MMI VI or higher) according to the simulation.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1570554		0.1	12 May 2024 11:39	6.4M, 75.4km	6.11	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.

Rapid Impact

The results presented below are calculated with the ShakeMap open source software (USGS) using only earthquake hypocenter information to provide a rapid estimation of the ground motion and shaking intensity without taking into account any instrumental observations or earthquake source scaling laws.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Mexico ,of Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	680000 people
	2 million people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	390000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	170000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	45000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	43000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	290000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	270000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	230000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	210000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	1000 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
Aquiles Serdan	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Catarina	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	54 km
El Amparo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	55 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
Francisco I. Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	71 km
Puerta Privada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	71 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

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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
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	38 km
Tapachula		110				0	48 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	72 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	30 km
	Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	53 km

More information

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