M 5.7 in Mexico on 08 Sep 2017 05:01 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: 5.7M
Depth: 54.48 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.9366 , -93.9075
Event Date: 08 Sep 2017 05:01 UTC
08 Sep 2017 00:01 Local
Exposed Population: 520000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000ahv7
Inserted at: 08 Sep 2017 13:09 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000ahv7 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1179726 0 08 Sep 2017 05:01 5.7M, 35km 4.69 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:31 NEIC
1179818 0 08 Sep 2017 05:01 5.7M, 54.48km 4.44 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 08:07 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 Arista, Paredón Viejo, Villa del Mar, Tonalá, Cachimba, El Carmen, La Polca, Emiliano Zapata, Los Amates, Cayetano, and La Libertad.

Radius Population
100 km 530000 people
75 km 260000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km 19000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chiapas Mexico 3.5 million people
Oaxaca Mexico 3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Arista Chiapas Mexico Village - 9 km
Paredón Viejo Chiapas Mexico Village - 12 km
Villa del Mar Chiapas Mexico Village - 18 km
Tonalá Chiapas Mexico City 32000 people 20 km
Cachimba Chiapas Mexico Village - 20 km
El Carmen Chiapas Mexico Village - 24 km
La Polca Chiapas Mexico Village - 25 km
Emiliano Zapata Chiapas Mexico Village - 26 km
Los Amates Chiapas Mexico Village - 26 km
Cayetano Chiapas Mexico Village - 29 km
Respingo Chiapas Mexico Village - 30 km
Arriaga Chiapas Mexico City 22000 people 31 km
Madre Mía Chiapas Mexico Village - 33 km
La Punta Chiapas Mexico Village - 35 km
Buenavista Chiapas Mexico Village - 37 km
Las Cruces Chiapas Mexico Village - 38 km
El Roble Oaxaca Mexico Village - 39 km
Tres Picos Chiapas Mexico Village 4900 people 39 km
Guadalupe Oaxaca Mexico Village - 40 km
Xocotepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 40 km
El Edén Chiapas Mexico Village - 42 km
Dolores Chiapas Mexico Village - 46 km
Chahuites Oaxaca Mexico Village 9700 people 49 km
La Hachada Chiapas Mexico Village - 50 km
Huajapan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 50 km
Buenavista Chiapas Mexico Village - 52 km
Espíritu Santo Chiapas Mexico Village - 53 km
Las Mercedes Chiapas Mexico Village - 54 km
San Francisco Oaxaca Mexico Village - 54 km
San Clemente Chiapas Mexico Village - 56 km
Llano Grande Chiapas Mexico Village - 58 km
Tapanatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 7100 people 58 km
Cristóbal Obregón Chiapas Mexico Village 4100 people 58 km
Horizonte Chiapas Mexico Village - 61 km
Sólo Dios Chiapas Mexico Village - 62 km
San Miguel Chiapas Mexico Village - 62 km
El Carmen Chiapas Mexico Village - 64 km
El Porvenir Chiapas Mexico Village - 64 km
Cabestrada Oaxaca Mexico Village - 66 km
Descargadero de Puebla Chiapas Mexico Village - 66 km
Uralla Chiapas Mexico Village - 66 km
Delicias Chiapas Mexico Village - 67 km
La Providencia Chiapas Mexico Village - 69 km
La Libertad Chiapas Mexico Village - 69 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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