Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 23 Oct 2016 22:59 UTC

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M 5.1 in Mexico on 23 Oct 2016 22:59 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:	45.23 Km
Lat/Lon:	19.1019 , -104.5909
Event Date:	23 Oct 2016 22:59 UTC 23 Oct 2016 17:59 Local
Exposed Population:	841108 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20007ga1
Inserted at:	23 Oct 2016 23:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us20007ga1	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
1143710		0	23 Oct 2016 22:59	5.1M, 45.23km	N/A	840 thousand (in 100km)		00:12	NEIC

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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 Colima (population 466,124) . The nearest places are Estrecho, Cihuatlán, Barra de Navidad, Santiago, Almolón, El Carrizal, La Manzanilla, Manzanillo, La Lima, Comitán, and Colima.

Radius	Population
100 km	840000 people
75 km	320000 people
50 km	240000 people
20 km	49000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Colima	Mexico	470000 people
Jalisco	Mexico	5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Estrecho	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	9 km
Cihuatlán	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	16000 people	14 km
Barra de Navidad	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	15 km
Santiago	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	25 km
Almolón	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
El Carrizal	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	27 km
La Manzanilla	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	27 km
Manzanillo	Colima	Mexico	City	110000 people	28 km
La Lima	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	30 km
Comitán	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Punta de Agua de Camotlán	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	35 km
Chacala	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	35 km
Carrizal	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
El Colomo	Colima	Mexico	Village	11000 people	38 km
Agua Caliente	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
El Chico	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
La Huerta	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	7600 people	42 km
Charco Azul	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
El Ciruelo	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
La Chichimequilla	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Camichín	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Agua Zarca	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Aparicio	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Cuitzmala	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Casimiro Castillo	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	11000 people	51 km
Almácigos	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Telcrucito	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Lagunilla	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
El Durazno	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Agua Blanca	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Cuyutlán	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Agua Fría	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Corral de Piedra	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Los Metates	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Apazulco	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Buenavista	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Ayotitlán	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
La Fundición	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Purificación	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	4500 people	68 km
Ahuacapán	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
Agua Salada	Colima	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Armería	Colima	Mexico	City	16000 people	70 km
Colima	Colima	Mexico	Major city	130000 people	92 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
Playa de Oro International	ZLO	8	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	6 km
Autlan		884				0	76 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Manzanillo	MXZLO	Mexico	28 km
Chamela		Mexico	70 km

More information

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