Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 08 Jan 2017 12:16 UTC

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M 4.5 in Mexico on 08 Jan 2017 12:16 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:	16.5852 , -96.2016
Event Date:	08 Jan 2017 12:16 UTC 08 Jan 2017 06:16 Local
Exposed Population:	1520000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007rze
Inserted at:	08 Jan 2017 22:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10007rze	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1153384		0	08 Jan 2017 12:16	4.5M, 62.94km	N/A	1.5 million (in 100km)		10:38	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 Oaxaca (population 3,329,574) . The nearest places are Escondido, Tapanalá, El Chacal, San Pedro, Guichina, Quiechapa, Santa María Zoquitlán, Guelavila, Nejapa de Madero, Santo Tomas, and Oaxaca.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.5 million people
75 km	660000 people
50 km	150000 people
20 km	13000 people
10 km	1300 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oaxaca	Mexico	3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Escondido	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	4 km
Tapanalá	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	8 km
El Chacal	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	13 km
San Pedro	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	14 km
Guichina	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	17 km
Quiechapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	19 km
Santa María Zoquitlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	20 km
Guelavila	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	23 km
Nejapa de Madero	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	24 km
Santo Tomas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	25 km
Aguacaluto	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Ouieri	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Lachiguirí	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Guelavia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	2900 people	29 km
San Bartolo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	29 km
Chapahuana	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
San Juan Lajarcia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	32 km
Güila	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	32 km
Progreso	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Chichacapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	35 km
San Cristobal	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
San Juan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Amatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3500 people	38 km
San Pedro Mixtepec Miahuatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Mitla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	7500 people	38 km
Amatan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Lachierriega	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
Narro	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
San Jerónimo Taviche	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Chontecomatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Tlacolula de Matamoros	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
San Pedro Amatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Tilquiapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Albino Zárate	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Minas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Santa María Ecatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Ayutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Coatecas Altas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Agua Blanca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Albarradas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Villa Díaz Ordaz	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Eltipac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Miahuatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	17000 people	51 km
Paxtlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Candelaria	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
El Portillo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Ozolotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Santa Ana	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Guaje Colorado	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
Ocotlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	13000 people	54 km
Mixistlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
Asunción Cacalotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
Guelaria	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	55 km
Guivini	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	55 km
Magdalena Teitipac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3700 people	55 km
Santa Catarina	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Cuixtla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Santa Cruz Papalutia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Ejutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	57 km
La Asunción Ocotlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Xitla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3500 people	58 km
Teotitlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Almoloneas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Tlacolulita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Santiago Lachivia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Macuilzochil	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Camatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Suchixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Chichihualtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Río Grande	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
San Francisco Cajonos	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Santa María Yacochi	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Yogana	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Cuajimoloyas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Olvido	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Hidalgo Yalalag	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Xanica	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Agonía	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Alotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Viejo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Coyotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3100 people	67 km
Magdalena Tequisistlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3800 people	67 km
Zimatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	9700 people	68 km
Coatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3900 people	68 km
San Pedro el Alto	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
Tlapacoyan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
La Cienega	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
San Miguel Coatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	70 km
Oaxaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Major city	260000 people	76 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
Xoxocotlan	OAX	1528	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	72 km
Bahias de Huatulco International	HUX	143	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	90 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Presidente Benito Juarez	Tehuantepec	1961	87 km

More information

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