M 6.1 in Mexico on 23 Sep 2017 12:53 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: 6.1M
Depth: 9.01 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.7365 , -94.9462
Event Date: 23 Sep 2017 12:53 UTC
23 Sep 2017 07:53 Local
Exposed Population: About 9000 people in MMI
770000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000atjv
Inserted at: 23 Sep 2017 13:33 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000atjv 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
1181641 0 23 Sep 2017 12:53 6.2M, 32.23km 5.61 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 NEIC
1181643 0 23 Sep 2017 12:53 6.1M, 9.01km 7.2 10 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:40 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 9,168) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
9200 people
140000 people
190000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1181641 16.773/-94.895 6.2 32.23 5.61 23 Sep 2017 13:15 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1181643 16.773/-94.895 6.2 32.23 5.61 23 Sep 2017 13:33 00:40 (new episode)
3 0 1181643 16.736/-94.946 6.1 9.01 7.13 23 Sep 2017 13:37 00:44 (upd of #2)
4 0 1181643 16.736/-94.946 6.1 9.01 7.13 23 Sep 2017 14:57 02:04 (upd of #3)
5 0 1181643 16.748/-94.945 6.1 9.08 7.2 26 Sep 2017 06:22 2d 17:29 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Oaxaca Mexico 9200 people
Oaxaca Mexico 140000 people
Oaxaca Mexico 190000 people
Oaxaca Mexico 590000 people
Veracruz Mexico 1.5 million people
Chiapas Mexico 260000 people
Tabasco Mexico 220000 people
Oaxaca Mexico 3.1 million people
Veracruz Mexico 3.7 million people
Chiapas Mexico 4.9 million people
Tabasco Mexico 2.1 million people
Puebla Mexico 3.5 million people
Guerrero Mexico 220000 people
Campeche Mexico 200000 people
San Marcos Guatemala 280000 people
Huehuetenango Guatemala 290000 people
Peten Guatemala 6300 people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 150000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 320000 people
Totonicapan Guatemala <1000 people
Tlaxcala Mexico 110000 people
Quiche Guatemala 25000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 93000 people
Escuintla Guatemala 58000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Almoloya Oaxaca Mexico Village - 13 km
Matías Romero Oaxaca Mexico City 20000 people 18 km
Ciudad Ixtepec Oaxaca Mexico City - 25 km
Asunción Oaxaca Mexico Village - 28 km
Ixaltepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 28 km
Unión Hidalgo Oaxaca Mexico City 12000 people 32 km
San Miguel Chimalapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 22 km
Santo Domingo Petapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 23 km
Cabrera Oaxaca Mexico Village - 27 km
Guichicovi Oaxaca Mexico Village 4300 people 28 km
Mogone Oaxaca Mexico Village - 28 km
Soledad Oaxaca Mexico Village - 34 km
Juchitan Oaxaca Mexico City 66000 people 35 km
Comitancillo Oaxaca Mexico Village 3800 people 35 km
Chicapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 36 km
Niltepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 3200 people 42 km
Santa María Xandani Oaxaca Mexico Village - 43 km
Conchita Oaxaca Mexico Village - 49 km
San Dionisio del Mar Oaxaca Mexico Village 3300 people 51 km
Platanillo Oaxaca Mexico Village - 40 km
Niza Viahui Oaxaca Mexico Village - 40 km
Hueva de Humboldt Oaxaca Mexico Village - 47 km
Palo Grande Oaxaca Mexico Village - 56 km
Tehuantepec Oaxaca Mexico City 37000 people 56 km
Costa Rica Oaxaca Mexico Village - 59 km
Yegogenda Oaxaca Mexico Village - 61 km
San Juan Mazatlán Oaxaca Mexico Village - 61 km
Reforma Oaxaca Mexico Village - 64 km
San Francisco del Mar Oaxaca Mexico Village 4000 people 66 km
Salina Cruz Oaxaca Mexico City 74000 people 67 km
Ixhuatán Oaxaca Mexico Village 5500 people 68 km
Zanatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 6900 people 69 km
Santiago Tula Oaxaca Mexico Village - 72 km
Cabestrada Oaxaca Mexico Village - 77 km
Jesús Carranza Veracruz Mexico Village 3500 people 78 km
Magdalena Tequisistlan Oaxaca Mexico Village 3800 people 80 km
San José de las Flores Oaxaca Mexico Village - 83 km
Santiago Lachivia Oaxaca Mexico Village - 83 km
Tenango Oaxaca Mexico Village - 86 km
Tapanatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 7100 people 88 km
Majada Villalobos Oaxaca Mexico Village - 89 km
San Juan Ozolotepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 90 km
Chahuites Oaxaca Mexico Village 9700 people 95 km
Tlacolulita Oaxaca Mexico Village - 97 km
La Estrella Oaxaca Mexico Village - 97 km
La Providencia Chiapas Mexico Village - 105 km
Guadalupe Oaxaca Mexico Village - 106 km
Horizonte Chiapas Mexico Village - 106 km
San Juan Lajarcia Oaxaca Mexico Village - 107 km
Nejapa de Madero Oaxaca Mexico Village - 111 km
Astata Oaxaca Mexico Village - 113 km
Llano Grande Chiapas Mexico Village - 113 km
La Punta Chiapas Mexico Village - 114 km
Yelesia Oaxaca Mexico Village - 117 km
San Rafael Chiapas Mexico Village - 117 km
Hidqlaotitlan Veracruz Mexico Village - 119 km
Emiliano Zapata Chiapas Mexico Village - 119 km
El Coyol Oaxaca Mexico Village - 121 km
Juanita Veracruz Mexico Village - 122 km
La Nuava Chiapas Mexico Village - 122 km
Buenavista Chiapas Mexico Village - 125 km
Los Álamos Chiapas Mexico Village - 125 km
Sayula Veracruz Mexico Village 11000 people 127 km
Arriaga Chiapas Mexico City 22000 people 127 km
San Juan Evangelista Veracruz Mexico Village 4100 people 128 km
Texistepec Veracruz Mexico Village 8600 people 128 km
Villa del Mar Chiapas Mexico Village - 130 km
Ojo de Agua Veracruz Mexico Village - 131 km
Cintalapa Chiapas Mexico City 33000 people 132 km
Oluta Veracruz Mexico Village 11000 people 132 km
El Carmen Chiapas Mexico Village - 133 km
Acayucan Veracruz Mexico City 47000 people 134 km
Los Tigres Veracruz Mexico Village - 134 km
Ayutla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 136 km
Jáltipan Veracruz Mexico Village 30000 people 136 km
San Clemente Chiapas Mexico Village - 136 km
Jianipilas Chiapas Mexico Village - 139 km
Paredón Viejo Chiapas Mexico Village - 139 km
La Libertad Chiapas Mexico Village - 141 km
Arenal Veracruz Mexico Village - 142 km
Minatitlán Veracruz Mexico City 150000 people 143 km
Cosoleacaque Veracruz Mexico City 20000 people 144 km
Chinameca Veracruz Mexico Village 7100 people 145 km
Mexcalapa Veracruz Mexico Village - 145 km
Tonalá Chiapas Mexico City 32000 people 147 km
Platanar Chiapas Mexico Village - 147 km
San Carlos Chiapas Mexico Village - 149 km
Arista Chiapas Mexico Village - 150 km
Playa Vicente Veracruz Mexico Village 7700 people 152 km
Barranca Pelona Veracruz Mexico Village - 153 km
Juan Enríquez Veracruz Mexico Village - 153 km
Barrancas Veracruz Mexico Village - 153 km
Chapopotla Veracruz Mexico Village - 154 km
Minzapan Veracruz Mexico Village - 155 km
Cuichapa Veracruz Mexico Village - 156 km
Hueyapan Veracruz Mexico Village 3500 people 156 km
Nopalapan Veracruz Mexico Village - 157 km
Rodriquez Clara Veracruz Mexico Village - 158 km
Nanchital Veracruz Mexico Village 26000 people 158 km
El Plan Veracruz Mexico Village - 158 km
Villa Azueta Veracruz Mexico Village - 167 km
Palmarillo Veracruz Mexico Village - 172 km
Aqua Dulce Veracruz Mexico Village - 176 km
Buenavista Oaxaca Mexico Village - 176 km
Buenavista Chiapas Mexico Village - 179 km
Loma Bonita Oaxaca Mexico City 30000 people 182 km
San Francisco Veracruz Mexico Village - 185 km
San Francisco Tabasco Mexico Village - 187 km
Las Garzas Veracruz Mexico Village - 188 km
San Miguel Tabasco Mexico Village - 189 km
Alonzo Lázaro Veracruz Mexico Village - 194 km
Tuxtepec Oaxaca Mexico City 90000 people 195 km
Tlacojalpan Veracruz Mexico Village 4000 people 196 km
Otatitlán Veracruz Mexico Village 4500 people 197 km
Oyozontle Veracruz Mexico Village - 198 km
San Cristóbal Veracruz Mexico Village - 199 km
Pastor Veracruz Mexico Village - 200 km
Ciudad Alemán Veracruz Mexico Village - 202 km
Cosamaloapan Veracruz Mexico City 29000 people 202 km
Zacatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 112 km
Santa María Ecatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 112 km
Mixistlan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 124 km
Ayutla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 126 km
Llano de Cal Oaxaca Mexico Village - 130 km
San Isidro Chacalapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 138 km
Hidalgo Yalalag Oaxaca Mexico Village - 139 km
San Juan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 139 km
Santo Tomas Oaxaca Mexico Village - 140 km
Quiechapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 143 km
Uralla Chiapas Mexico Village - 144 km
Guelavila Oaxaca Mexico Village - 144 km
San Francisco Cajonos Oaxaca Mexico Village - 146 km
Mitla Oaxaca Mexico Village 7500 people 146 km
Tabaá Oaxaca Mexico Village - 147 km
Zoogoche Oaxaca Mexico Village - 147 km
Santa María Oaxaca Mexico Village - 148 km
Mirador Oaxaca Mexico Village - 149 km
Guelavia Oaxaca Mexico Village 2900 people 150 km
Guivini Oaxaca Mexico Village - 152 km
San Pedro Mixtepec Miahuatlán Oaxaca Mexico Village - 152 km
Santa María Zoquitlán Oaxaca Mexico Village - 154 km
Santa Catarina Oaxaca Mexico Village - 155 km
Güila Oaxaca Mexico Village - 156 km
El Carmen Chiapas Mexico Village - 156 km
Tlacolula de Matamoros Oaxaca Mexico Village - 157 km
Xanica Oaxaca Mexico Village - 158 km
San Miguel del Puerto Oaxaca Mexico Village - 159 km
Villa Díaz Ordaz Oaxaca Mexico Village - 160 km
Los Amates Chiapas Mexico Village - 161 km
Tenetze de Zaragoza Oaxaca Mexico Village - 162 km
La Polca Chiapas Mexico Village - 162 km
Tierra Nueva Veracruz Mexico Village - 162 km
Billar Chiapas Mexico Village - 162 km
Ozolotepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 163 km
Tangolunda Oaxaca Mexico Village - 163 km
Chichacapan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 164 km
San Juan Yaé Oaxaca Mexico Village - 164 km
Santa Ana Oaxaca Mexico Village - 165 km
Rincon Antonio de Maza Chiapas Mexico Village - 165 km
Coatzacoalcos Veracruz Mexico City 230000 people 165 km
Respingo Chiapas Mexico Village - 167 km
Progreso Oaxaca Mexico Village - 168 km
Teotitlan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 168 km
Ocozocoautla Chiapas Mexico Village 31000 people 169 km
Pajapan Veracruz Mexico Village 7400 people 170 km
Cayetano Chiapas Mexico Village - 170 km
Garita Oaxaca Mexico Village - 171 km
El Valle Chiapas Mexico Village - 172 km
San Pedro Amatlán Oaxaca Mexico Village - 173 km
Eltipac Oaxaca Mexico Village - 173 km
Guelaria Oaxaca Mexico Village - 173 km
Macuilzochil Oaxaca Mexico Village - 173 km
Jobo Dulce Chiapas Mexico Village - 173 km
Tilquiapan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 173 km
Paxtlán Oaxaca Mexico Village - 174 km
San Jerónimo Taviche Oaxaca Mexico Village - 174 km
Santa Cruz Papalutia Oaxaca Mexico Village - 175 km
Ixtlán de Juárez Oaxaca Mexico Village - 175 km
Magdalena Teitipac Oaxaca Mexico Village 3700 people 176 km
Suchixtepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 176 km
Minas Oaxaca Mexico Village - 176 km
Tierra Blanca Oaxaca Mexico Village - 177 km
Santos Oaxaca Mexico Village - 178 km
Tres Picos Chiapas Mexico Village 4900 people 178 km
Tecpatán Chiapas Mexico Village 4400 people 180 km
Berriozaba Chiapas Mexico Village - 180 km
San Vicente Chiapas Mexico Village - 180 km
San Pedro el Alto Oaxaca Mexico Village - 180 km
La Esperanza Chiapas Mexico Village - 182 km
Miahuatlan Oaxaca Mexico City 17000 people 182 km
Ocotlan Oaxaca Mexico Village 13000 people 182 km
Copalita Oaxaca Mexico Village - 182 km
Sayula Chiapas Mexico Village - 182 km
Bajo de Arenal Oaxaca Mexico Village - 183 km
Delicias Chiapas Mexico Village - 183 km
Tonalá Tabasco Mexico Village - 183 km
Coatecas Altas Oaxaca Mexico Village - 184 km
Altepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 184 km
Valle Nacional Oaxaca Mexico Village 6600 people 185 km
Tlalixtac Oaxaca Mexico Village 6500 people 185 km
Ohuilapan Veracruz Mexico Village - 186 km
Chiltepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 3300 people 186 km
Tilapan Veracruz Mexico Village - 187 km
Cuixtla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 187 km
San Fernando Chiapas Mexico Village 8900 people 187 km
La Asunción Ocotlán Oaxaca Mexico Village - 188 km
Coyotepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 3100 people 189 km
Villa Flores Chiapas Mexico Village - 189 km
Xitla Oaxaca Mexico Village 3500 people 189 km
Teran Chiapas Mexico Village - 189 km
Luvina Oaxaca Mexico Village - 189 km
Villa Corzo Chiapas Mexico Village 9100 people 190 km
San Andrés Tuxtla Veracruz Mexico City - 191 km
San Felipe del Agua Oaxaca Mexico Village - 191 km
San Isidro Oaxaca Mexico Village - 191 km
Jesús María Chiapas Mexico Village - 191 km
Ejutla Oaxaca Mexico City - 192 km
Abejones Oaxaca Mexico Village - 192 km
Catemaco Veracruz Mexico City 24000 people 192 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 IZT unknown 0 25 km
Ixtepec Military 50 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 34 km
Salina Cruz SCX 23 0 64 km
Minatitlan Old 27 0 147 km
Minatitlan MTT 40 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 156 km
El Mendozal 69 0 172 km
Carlos A Carrillo 38 0 201 km
Lerdo de Tejada 40 0 216 km
Llano San Juan TGZ 1052 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 170 km
Plan de Ayala 91 0 175 km
Bahias de Huatulco International HUX 143 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 176 km
Francisco Sarabia 579 0 189 km
Xoxocotlan OAX 1528 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 192 km
Pochutla PUH unknown 0 199 km
Ciudad Aleman 61 0 203 km
Puerto Escondido PXM 88 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 248 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas 2341 0 258 km
Capitan Carlos Perez VSA 13 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 266 km
Ciudad Pemex 6 0 292 km
Tlaxiaco 2045 0 297 km
Las Bajadas VER 29 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 297 km
San Antonio Copalar 1520 0 317 km
Cordoba 911 0 319 km
Tehuacan TCN 1679 Civ. Paved No 5500 327 km
Palenque PQM 61 0 327 km
Pinotepa Nacional PNO unknown 0 336 km
Tapachula 110 0 350 km
Tapachula International TAP 29 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 350 km
El Lencero JAL 875 Civ. Paved No 5500 361 km
Ta lo de Soto 149 0 369 km
Tenosique 25 0 385 km
Ciudad del Carmen CME 2 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 395 km
Huehuetenango HUG unknown 0 403 km
San Pedro Tabasco 46 0 419 km
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 426 km
Xam XAM unknown 0 452 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Salina Cruz MXSCX Mexico 70 km
Minatitlan MXMTT Mexico 142 km
Nanchital MXNAN Mexico 157 km
Coatzacoalcos MXCOA Mexico 165 km
Rabon Grande Mexico 167 km
Puerto Angel Mexico 206 km
Alvarado MXAVD Mexico 244 km
Concepcion Mexico 248 km
Punta Escondida Mexico 248 km
Dos Bocas MXDBT Mexico 281 km
Vera Cruz MXVER Mexico 300 km
Frontera MXFRN Mexico 317 km
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 351 km
Ciudad Del Carmen MXCME Mexico 391 km
Playa Grande Guatemala 470 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Presidente Benito Juarez Tehuantepec 1961 58 km
Malpaso Netzahualcoyotl Grijalva 1964 152 km
Penitas Grijalva 1985 177 km
Manuel Moreno Torres Grijalva 1980 198 km
Miguel de la Madrid Cerro de Oro Santo Domingo 1991 198 km
Presa Miguel Aleman Presidente Aleman Temascal Rio Tonto 1955 230 km
El Portillo Cuxtepeques 1980 234 km
Angostura La Angostura Grijalva 1974 234 km
Yosocuta Huajuapan 1969 325 km

More information

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