Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 17 Nov 2015 11:39 UTC

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M 4.5 in Mexico on 17 Nov 2015 11:39 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

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:	88.46 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.8029 , -92.3361
Event Date:	17 Nov 2015 11:39 UTC 17 Nov 2015 05:39 Local
Exposed Population:	3180469 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	17 Nov 2015 14:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	n.a		n.a
	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
1106894		n.a	17 Nov 2015 11:39	4.5M, 88.46km	N/A	3.2 million (in 100km)		02:29	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 Babilonia, Puerto de San Benito, Mazatán, Puerto Madero, Tapachula, Metapa, Buenos Aires, Delicias, Benito Juárez, Aquiles Serdan, and Quezaltenango.

Radius	Population
100 km	3.6 million people
75 km	2.1 million people
50 km	1.1 million people
20 km	400000 people
10 km	52000 people
5 km	16000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people
San Marcos	Guatemala	810000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Babilonia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	4 km
Puerto de San Benito	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	12 km
Mazatán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5700 people	13 km
Puerto Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9500 people	14 km
Tapachula	Chiapas	Mexico	City	200000 people	15 km
Metapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	17 km
Buenos Aires	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	18 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	18 km
Benito Juárez	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	21 km
Aquiles Serdan	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	24 km
El Recuerdo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	24 km
Ciudad Hidalgo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	24 km
Tecun Uman	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	26 km
Zanjón San Lorenzo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	26 km
Huehuetán	Chiapas	Mexico	City	7000 people	26 km
Santa Ana	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	27 km
Tuxtla Chico	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	7100 people	29 km
Catarina	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	29 km
Limones	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	30 km
Salvador Urbina	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	30 km
Barra de San José	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	32 km
Malacatán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
La Blanca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
Pajapita	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	8000 people	34 km
San Francisco	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
Ocós	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
La Esperanza	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
El Naranjo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
El Amparo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	37 km
Francisco I. Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Navidad	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	39 km
San Pablo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	13000 people	39 km
Huixtla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	29000 people	40 km
Chiquirines	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Bethania	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
El Tumbador	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	44 km
Agua Prieta	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Bullaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Laguna Seca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Lazaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Seccion Pacaya	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
La Concepion	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Chanchicub	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
San Rafael	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
La Unión	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	49 km
Sibinal	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1700 people	50 km
Cunlaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
La Zacualpa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
San Ignacio	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Achuté	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Barrios	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	52 km
Berriozabal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	52 km
El Chico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Unión Costa Rica	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
San José Chibuj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Consuelo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Santa Clara	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
Ojo de Agua	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
Barrancas de Gálvez	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
El Arenal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Tacaná	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Sacuchum	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Refugio	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Flores Costa Cuca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	12000 people	58 km
Bolívar	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
Sanajabá	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
Chanjulé	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Acapán	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	61 km
Tuichán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
San Sebastián	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
San José Ixjoyón	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
San Marcos	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	25000 people	63 km
San Antonio Miramar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Las Majadas	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
Motozintla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	19000 people	64 km
Chim	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Caballo Blanco	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
El Triunfo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Jesús la Bomba	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Acapetagua	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Ixchiguán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Llano Grande	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Colomba	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	19000 people	67 km
Santa Anita	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Agua Blanca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Chisté	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	68 km
San José Nil Chiquito	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	68 km
Cerro Grande	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
El Asintal	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	6100 people	69 km
Toajlaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
Escuintla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	70 km
Quezaltenango	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Major city	120000 people	88 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	3 km
Tapachula		110				0	10 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	76 km
Quezaltenango		2363				0	90 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	12 km
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	74 km

More information

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