M 5.8 in Mexico on 23 Sep 2017 10:38 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: 5.8M
Depth: 74.22 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.6979 , -94.1625
Event Date: 23 Sep 2017 10:38 UTC
23 Sep 2017 04:38 Local
Exposed Population: 240000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000atis
Inserted at: 23 Sep 2017 10:53 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000atis Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1181630 0 23 Sep 2017 10:38 5.8M, 74.22km 4.31 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:14 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 ,of Oaxaca (population 2,661) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1181630 15.698/-94.162 5.8 74.22 4.31 23 Sep 2017 10:55 00:17 (new episode)
2 0 1181630 15.698/-94.162 5.8 74.22 4.31 23 Sep 2017 12:41 02:03 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Oaxaca Mexico 240000 people
Chiapas Mexico 220000 people
Oaxaca Mexico 650000 people
Chiapas Mexico 3.9 million people
Veracruz Mexico 1.4 million people
Tabasco Mexico 2 million people
San Marcos Guatemala 260000 people
Huehuetenango Guatemala 170000 people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 92000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 210000 people
Totonicapan Guatemala <1000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 6600 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Arista Chiapas Mexico Village - 46 km
Paredón Viejo Chiapas Mexico Village - 51 km
Emiliano Zapata Chiapas Mexico Village - 53 km
Villa del Mar Chiapas Mexico Village - 54 km
Cayetano Chiapas Mexico Village - 60 km
Tonalá Chiapas Mexico City 32000 people 61 km
Guadalupe Oaxaca Mexico Village - 61 km
La Polca Chiapas Mexico Village - 61 km
La Punta Chiapas Mexico Village - 62 km
El Carmen Chiapas Mexico Village - 63 km
Los Amates Chiapas Mexico Village - 63 km
Buenavista Chiapas Mexico Village - 64 km
Chahuites Oaxaca Mexico Village 9700 people 65 km
Respingo Chiapas Mexico Village - 66 km
Arriaga Chiapas Mexico City 22000 people 67 km
Tres Picos Chiapas Mexico Village 4900 people 71 km
Cabestrada Oaxaca Mexico Village - 73 km
Tapanatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 7100 people 75 km
San Francisco del Mar Oaxaca Mexico Village 4000 people 77 km
Ixhuatán Oaxaca Mexico Village 5500 people 78 km
Sólo Dios Chiapas Mexico Village - 82 km
Reforma Oaxaca Mexico Village - 84 km
Buenavista Chiapas Mexico Village - 87 km
Zanatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 6900 people 88 km
El Porvenir Chiapas Mexico Village - 90 km
Horizonte Chiapas Mexico Village - 90 km
Llano Grande Chiapas Mexico Village - 90 km
San Dionisio del Mar Oaxaca Mexico Village 3300 people 93 km
San Clemente Chiapas Mexico Village - 94 km
Conchita Oaxaca Mexico Village - 94 km
La Providencia Chiapas Mexico Village - 98 km
El Carmen Chiapas Mexico Village - 100 km
Pijijiapan Chiapas Mexico City 15000 people 102 km
San Rafael Chiapas Mexico Village - 103 km
Costa Rica Oaxaca Mexico Village - 104 km
Niltepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 3200 people 106 km
Chicapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 107 km
Unión Hidalgo Oaxaca Mexico City 12000 people 111 km
Margaritas Chiapas Mexico Village - 113 km
Santa María Xandani Oaxaca Mexico Village - 116 km
Juchitan Oaxaca Mexico City 66000 people 122 km
Asunción Oaxaca Mexico Village - 130 km
Uralla Chiapas Mexico Village - 105 km
Delicias Chiapas Mexico Village - 106 km
La Libertad Chiapas Mexico Village - 107 km
Caña Brava Chiapas Mexico Village - 107 km
Los Álamos Chiapas Mexico Village - 108 km
Villa Corzo Chiapas Mexico Village 9100 people 111 km
Rincon Antonio de Maza Chiapas Mexico Village - 112 km
Villa Flores Chiapas Mexico Village - 113 km
Soledad Oaxaca Mexico Village - 114 km
Platanar Chiapas Mexico Village - 115 km
Dolores Chiapas Mexico Village - 117 km
Cintalapa Chiapas Mexico City 33000 people 120 km
San Carlos Chiapas Mexico Village - 120 km
Jobo Dulce Chiapas Mexico Village - 120 km
San Juan Custepeque Chiapas Mexico Village - 120 km
La Nuava Chiapas Mexico Village - 121 km
Jianipilas Chiapas Mexico Village - 121 km
La Esperanza Chiapas Mexico Village - 121 km
Salina Cruz Oaxaca Mexico City 74000 people 122 km
Jericó Chiapas Mexico Village - 122 km
Pueblo Viejo Chiapas Mexico Village - 124 km
Pasito de la Señora Chiapas Mexico Village - 127 km
Billar Chiapas Mexico Village - 128 km
San Miguel Chimalapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 129 km
El Valle Chiapas Mexico Village - 130 km
Ixaltepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 132 km
Tehuantepec Oaxaca Mexico City 37000 people 134 km
Santiago Chiapas Mexico Village - 135 km
Plan de la Libertad Chiapas Mexico Village - 135 km
Majada Villalobos Oaxaca Mexico Village - 137 km
Comitancillo Oaxaca Mexico Village 3800 people 138 km
Ciudad Ixtepec Oaxaca Mexico City - 139 km
Mapastepec Chiapas Mexico City 16000 people 139 km
Portaceli Chiapas Mexico Village - 139 km
Niza Viahui Oaxaca Mexico Village - 141 km
San Antonio Chiapas Mexico Village - 144 km
Cabrera Oaxaca Mexico Village - 144 km
Ocozocoautla Chiapas Mexico Village 31000 people 145 km
El Potrero Chiapas Mexico Village - 145 km
San Vicente Chiapas Mexico Village - 145 km
Flores Magón Chiapas Mexico Village - 147 km
Almoloya Oaxaca Mexico Village - 151 km
Neustra Señora Chiapas Mexico Village - 152 km
Suchiapa Chiapas Mexico Village 13000 people 153 km
La Providencia Chiapas Mexico Village - 155 km
Berriozaba Chiapas Mexico Village - 156 km
San Francisco Chiapas Mexico Village - 156 km
Jallenango Chiapas Mexico City - 156 km
Teran Chiapas Mexico Village - 158 km
Copoya Chiapas Mexico Village 5300 people 159 km
El Zapote Chiapas Mexico Village - 160 km
Doña Maria Chiapas Mexico Village - 160 km
Matías Romero Oaxaca Mexico City 20000 people 160 km
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas Mexico Major city 440000 people 162 km
Santo Domingo Petapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 162 km
Palenque Chiapas Mexico Village - 163 km
Astata Oaxaca Mexico Village - 164 km
Escuintla Chiapas Mexico Village 8900 people 164 km
Alfaro Chiapas Mexico Village - 164 km
Acapetagua Chiapas Mexico Village - 165 km
San Fernando Chiapas Mexico Village 8900 people 166 km
Tenango Oaxaca Mexico Village - 166 km
Chiapa de Corzo Chiapas Mexico City - 166 km
El Arenal Chiapas Mexico Village - 167 km
La Concordia Chiapas Mexico Village 7300 people 169 km
Mogone Oaxaca Mexico Village - 169 km
Guichicovi Oaxaca Mexico Village 4300 people 170 km
Magdalena Tequisistlan Oaxaca Mexico Village 3800 people 172 km
El Coyol Oaxaca Mexico Village - 172 km
Acala Chiapas Mexico Village 13000 people 173 km
Yegogenda Oaxaca Mexico Village - 174 km
San Antonio Chiapas Mexico Village - 174 km
La Zacualpa Chiapas Mexico Village - 175 km
La Angostura Chiapas Mexico Village - 175 km
Hueva de Humboldt Oaxaca Mexico Village - 177 km
Los Vados Chiapas Mexico Village - 178 km
Pueblo Nuevo Chiapas Mexico City - 178 km
Platanillo Oaxaca Mexico Village - 180 km
Tlacolulita Oaxaca Mexico Village - 181 km
Chicoasén Chiapas Mexico Village - 181 km
Lazaro Cárdenas Chiapas Mexico Village - 182 km
Ayutla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 182 km
Ixtapa Chiapas Mexico Village 4500 people 183 km
Tecpatán Chiapas Mexico Village 4400 people 184 km
Nuevo México Chiapas Mexico Village - 184 km
El Zapotal Chiapas Mexico Village - 185 km
Venustiano Carranza Chiapas Mexico City 15000 people 185 km
Chiapilla Chiapas Mexico Village 4100 people 185 km
Bombaná Chiapas Mexico Village - 187 km
Soyaló Chiapas Mexico Village 3300 people 187 km
Francisco I. Madero Chiapas Mexico Village - 187 km
Nicolás Ruiz Chiapas Mexico Village 3100 people 190 km
San Isidro Chacalapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 190 km
Llano de Cal Oaxaca Mexico Village - 190 km
Huixtla Chiapas Mexico City 29000 people 192 km
Mirador Oaxaca Mexico Village - 193 km
Palo Grande Oaxaca Mexico Village - 193 km
Zinacantán Chiapas Mexico Village 3600 people 194 km
Santa María Ecatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 195 km
El Retiro Chiapas Mexico Village - 196 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Ixtepec Military 50 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 130 km
Salina Cruz SCX 23 0 125 km
Ixtepec IZT unknown 0 139 km
Llano San Juan TGZ 1052 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 147 km
Francisco Sarabia 579 0 156 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas 2341 0 206 km
Plan de Ayala 91 0 210 km
Tapachula International TAP 29 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 217 km
Tapachula 110 0 219 km
Bahias de Huatulco International HUX 143 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 225 km
San Antonio Copalar 1520 0 233 km
Pochutla PUH unknown 0 247 km
Minatitlan Old 27 0 258 km
Minatitlan MTT 40 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 270 km
Huehuetenango HUG unknown 0 292 km
Capitan Carlos Perez VSA 13 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 292 km
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 295 km
Ciudad Pemex 6 0 301 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Salina Cruz MXSCX Mexico 122 km
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 217 km
Puerto Angel Mexico 252 km
Minatitlan MXMTT Mexico 253 km
Concepcion Mexico 258 km
Nanchital MXNAN Mexico 263 km
Coatzacoalcos MXCOA Mexico 271 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
El Portillo Cuxtepeques 1980 139 km
Presidente Benito Juarez Tehuantepec 1961 156 km
Angostura La Angostura Grijalva 1974 167 km
Malpaso Netzahualcoyotl Grijalva 1964 175 km
Manuel Moreno Torres Grijalva 1980 178 km
Penitas Grijalva 1985 207 km

More information

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