Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 15 Sep 2016 13:46 UTC

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M 5.1 in Mexico on 15 Sep 2016 13:46 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:	5.1M
Depth:	51.65 Km
Lat/Lon:	17.2504 , -94.8009
Event Date:	15 Sep 2016 13:46 UTC 15 Sep 2016 08:46 Local
Exposed Population:	1110331 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10006psr
Inserted at:	15 Sep 2016 14:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10006psr	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
1140041		0	15 Sep 2016 13:46	5.1M, 51.65km	N/A	1.1 million (in 100km)		00:19	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 Veracruz (population 6,774,736) . The nearest places are Hacienda del Corte, Agotepe, Doña Mariana, El Modelo, Boca Chalchijapa, Palo Grande, Boca del Monte, Jesús Carranza, Zapote, Mogone, and Nanchital.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.1 million people
75 km	350000 people
50 km	150000 people
20 km	15000 people
10 km	4700 people
5 km	1700 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Veracruz	Mexico	6.8 million people
Oaxaca	Mexico	3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Hacienda del Corte	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	11 km
Agotepe	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	18 km
Doña Mariana	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	18 km
El Modelo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	18 km
Boca Chalchijapa	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	21 km
Palo Grande	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	22 km
Boca del Monte	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	29 km
Jesús Carranza	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	3500 people	30 km
Zapote	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	32 km
Mogone	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Guayabal	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	39 km
Álvaro Díaz	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
Chimalapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
Reyes	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Chahuite	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	43 km
Escuilapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	46 km
Guichicovi	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4300 people	46 km
Coapiloloya	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	46 km
San Jerónimo Zoochina	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Arena	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Matías Romero	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	20000 people	48 km
Abundancia	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Carnicería	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
Azufre	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Sitio Viejo	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Campanario	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Platanillo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Hidqlaotitlan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
San Miguel Chimalapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Cordoncillo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Santo Domingo Petapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Amates	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Aguacatenango	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Almoloya	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Cascajo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Aguacatepec	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
San José de las Flores	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Borracho	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Cacaotal	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Santiago Tula	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
San Cristóbal	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
San Francisco	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Texistepec	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	8600 people	69 km
Agua Escondida	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Nanchital	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	70 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
Ixtepec	IZT	unknown				0	83 km
Minatitlan Old		27				0	87 km
Ixtepec Military		50	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	93 km
Minatitlan	MTT	40	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6800	96 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Minatitlan	MXMTT	Mexico	82 km
Nanchital	MXNAN	Mexico	98 km

More information

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