Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 28 Nov 2012 04:31 UTC

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M 4.5 in Mexico on 28 Nov 2012 04:31 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:	4.5M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	15.5046 , -92.4871
Event Date:	28 Nov 2012 04:31 UTC 27 Nov 2012 22:31 Local
Exposed Population:	2580000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc000dzne
Inserted at:	28 Nov 2012 04:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000dzne	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
121121		0.5	28 Nov 2012 04:31	4.5M, 152.4km	N/A	2.6 million (in 100km)		00:20	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 Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The nearest places are Honduras, Rosario Zacatonal, San Antonio Miramar, El Triunfo, Siltepec, Llano Grande, Palenque, Navarra, Consuelo, Unión Costa Rica, and Guadalupe Victoria.

Radius	Population
100 km	3 million people
75 km	1.5 million people
50 km	570000 people
20 km	46000 people
10 km	14000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Honduras	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	9 km
Rosario Zacatonal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	15 km
San Antonio Miramar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	16 km
El Triunfo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	18 km
Siltepec	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	19 km
Llano Grande	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	19 km
Palenque	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	22 km
Navarra	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	25 km
Consuelo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	25 km
Unión Costa Rica	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Escuintla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	28 km
Piedra Labrada	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	28 km
Motozintla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	19000 people	30 km
Bella Vista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	30 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Aguacatal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Acapetagua	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Doña Maria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Libertad el Pajal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	34 km
Chicomucelo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Lázaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Berriozabal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Agua Prieta	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
La Victoria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Lazaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Liquidambar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Flores Magón	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	39 km
Huixtla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	29000 people	41 km
Cushu	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
Guadalupe	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5100 people	41 km
La Zacualpa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
San Remigio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Candelaria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	43 km
Pacayalito	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	43 km
El Arenal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	43 km
El Rodeo	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
El Chilar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Mapastepec	Chiapas	Mexico	City	16000 people	45 km
Achuté	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Chanjulé	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Altamira	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Toajlaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
Jallenango	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	48 km
Francisco I. Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
San Rafael	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Benito Juarez	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
El Naranjo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Nuevo México	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
El Retiro	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Las Majadas	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Boquerón	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	52 km
Potrerillo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Cunlaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	52 km
Huehuetán	Chiapas	Mexico	City	7000 people	53 km
Tacaná	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
Paso Hondo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
Agua Sembrada	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
Plan de la Libertad	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Chisté	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
La Mesía	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Custepec	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Sinaloa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
El Paraíso	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
La Concepion	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
El Espinal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Jericó	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Salvador Urbina	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
San Caralampio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Los Vados	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Sibinal	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1700 people	62 km
Felipe Angeles	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Pasito de la Señora	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Aquiles Serdan	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
El Chilcal	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	63 km
San José Ixjoyón	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	63 km
Camojá Grande	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
Puerto Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9500 people	66 km
Yamoj	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Barra de San José	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
El Trapichillo	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Boquerón	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Chejoj	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Tuxtla Chico	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	7100 people	67 km
Altamira	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Bullaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Margaritas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
La Demacracia	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	68 km
Buenos Aires	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
Agua Zarca	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	68 km
Las Toronjas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Navidad	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
Guadalupe Victoria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	69 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		110				0	72 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	80 km
San Antonio Copalar		1520				0	87 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	88 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	El Portillo	Cuxtepeques	1980	70 km

More information

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