Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 17 Sep 2020 01:13 UTC

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M 5.2 in Mexico on 17 Sep 2020 01:13 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:	5.2M
Depth:	95.98 Km
Lat/Lon:	15.3093 , -92.2849
Event Date:	17 Sep 2020 01:13 UTC 16 Sep 2020 20:13 Local
Exposed Population:	4180000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000bp7s
Inserted at:	17 Sep 2020 23:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Guatemala= 5.5; Mexico= 4.4

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000bp7s	Scaled population (vector)	6.65
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	-0.19
	INFORM_normalised	1.05

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1333228		0	17 Sep 2020 01:13	5.2M, 91.29km	N/A	3.6 million (in 100km)		00:14	NEIC
1333364		0	17 Sep 2020 01:13	5.2M, 95.98km	N/A	4.2 million (in 100km)		22:36	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 Berriozabal, Motozintla, Consuelo, Llano Grande, Agua Prieta, Achuté, Chanjulé, San Antonio Miramar, El Naranjo, Cunlaj, and Quezaltenango.

Radius	Population
100 km	4.2 million people
75 km	2.6 million people
50 km	1.3 million people
20 km	130000 people
10 km	61000 people
5 km	6200 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people
San Marcos	Guatemala	810000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	740000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Berriozabal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	5 km
Motozintla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	19000 people	8 km
Consuelo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	11 km
Llano Grande	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	12 km
Agua Prieta	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	15 km
Achuté	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	15 km
Chanjulé	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	18 km
San Antonio Miramar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	19 km
El Naranjo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	22 km
Cunlaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	22 km
Aguacatal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	22 km
Unión Costa Rica	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	24 km
Toajlaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	24 km
Las Majadas	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	24 km
Tacaná	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	25 km
El Rodeo	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	26 km
Huixtla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	29000 people	27 km
Siltepec	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	28 km
El Triunfo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	29 km
Chisté	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	31 km
Bella Vista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Salvador Urbina	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Sibinal	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1700 people	31 km
Huehuetán	Chiapas	Mexico	City	7000 people	33 km
Lazaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Agua Sembrada	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	34 km
San José Ixjoyón	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
Honduras	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
Bullaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	37 km
Boquerón	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	37 km
Pacayalito	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Tuxtla Chico	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	7100 people	38 km
Francisco I. Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Navidad	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	39 km
Rosario Zacatonal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	39 km
La Zacualpa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
Sanajabá	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Yamoj	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Piedra Labrada	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Cushu	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Escuintla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	43 km
Acapetagua	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Puerto Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9500 people	44 km
El Paraíso	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Tapachula	Chiapas	Mexico	City	200000 people	45 km
Santa Ana	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	45 km
Ixchiguán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	45 km
El Chilcal	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	45 km
Guadalupe	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5100 people	45 km
Lázaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Potrerillo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Chejoj	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
El Arenal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Navarra	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Doña Maria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Aquiles Serdan	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Concepción Tutuapa	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1200 people	48 km
Chicomucelo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Chanchicub	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
La Mesía	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	49 km
Tuichán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Ixcamiche	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
El Trapichillo	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Malacatán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Paso Hondo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Buenos Aires	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Camojá Grande	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
San Pablo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	13000 people	52 km
Mazatán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5700 people	53 km
Palenque	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Metapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Candelaria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
El Jute	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
Casaca	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Catarina	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	55 km
La Concepion	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
San Sebastián	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
Barra de San José	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Chilebé	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Huixoc	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
El Chilar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
El Recuerdo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
La Demacracia	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
San Remigio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
San Rafael	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
Granadillo	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
San Miguel Ixtahuacán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
Buena Vista	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
San Francisco	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
Flores Magón	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Barrancas de Gálvez	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
Benito Juarez	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Chichimes	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Babilonia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
El Tumbador	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	61 km
Ixpaltzaj	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
Agua Zarca	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	62 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		110				0	47 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	58 km
Huehuetenango	HUG	unknown				0	88 km
Quezaltenango		2363				0	97 km
San Antonio Copalar		1520				0	98 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	67 km

More information

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