Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 14 Oct 2017 00:20 UTC

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M 5.5 in Mexico on 14 Oct 2017 00:20 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:	5.5M
Depth:	49.34 Km
Lat/Lon:	16.2264 , -94.8104
Event Date:	14 Oct 2017 00:20 UTC 13 Oct 2017 19:20 Local
Exposed Population:	600000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000arzf
Inserted at:	14 Oct 2017 04:46 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000arzf	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1183891		0	14 Oct 2017 00:20	5.4M, 60.48km	N/A	640 thousand (in 100km)		00:21	NEIC
1183906		0	14 Oct 2017 00:20	5.5M, 49.34km	4.3	610 thousand (in 100km)		04:25	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 147,028) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1183906	16.226/-94.81	5.5	49.34	4.3	14 Oct 2017 04:47	04:26	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oaxaca	Mexico	510000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	20000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	2.2 million people
Chiapas	Mexico	2.9 million people
Veracruz	Mexico	2.2 million people
Tabasco	Mexico	2.1 million people
San Marcos	Guatemala	68000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	130000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	1100 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	120000 people
Campeche	Mexico	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
San Dionisio del Mar	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3300 people	13 km
Costa Rica	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	19 km
San Francisco del Mar	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4000 people	20 km
Chicapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	23 km
Santa María Xandani	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Unión Hidalgo	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	12000 people	27 km
Conchita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	29 km
Juchitan	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	66000 people	31 km
Ixhuatán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	5500 people	39 km
Asunción	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
Salina Cruz	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	74000 people	41 km
Ixaltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
Reforma	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Niltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3200 people	43 km
Soledad	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	46 km
Tehuantepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	37000 people	47 km
Comitancillo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3800 people	47 km
Ciudad Ixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	49 km
Cabestrada	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Niza Viahui	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Cabrera	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
San Miguel Chimalapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	55 km
Zanatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	6900 people	56 km
Almoloya	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Majada Villalobos	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Tapanatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	7100 people	65 km
Chahuites	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	9700 people	66 km
Matías Romero	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	20000 people	76 km
Guadalupe	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	76 km
Emiliano Zapata	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	86 km
Villa del Mar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	97 km
Paredón Viejo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	104 km
Santo Domingo Petapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	74 km
Tenango	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	84 km
Yegogenda	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	84 km
Guichicovi	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4300 people	85 km
La Punta	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	86 km
Mogone	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	87 km
Magdalena Tequisistlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3800 people	87 km
Hueva de Humboldt	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	87 km
Platanillo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	92 km
Horizonte	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	93 km
Astata	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	95 km
La Providencia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	96 km
Llano Grande	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	99 km
Tlacolulita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	99 km
Arriaga	Chiapas	Mexico	City	22000 people	99 km
El Coyol	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	104 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	107 km
San Rafael	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	109 km
San Juan Mazatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	110 km
Arista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	112 km
Palo Grande	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	114 km
Tonalá	Chiapas	Mexico	City	32000 people	114 km
Santa María Ecatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	115 km
Los Álamos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	117 km
Ayutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	118 km
Santiago Lachivia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	119 km
Llano de Cal	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
San Clemente	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
El Carmen	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
La Nuava	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	121 km
San Juan Lajarcia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	122 km
El Carmen	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	123 km
San Isidro Chacalapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	124 km
Santiago Tula	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	125 km
Los Amates	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	127 km
La Polca	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	127 km
Cintalapa	Chiapas	Mexico	City	33000 people	128 km
La Libertad	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	129 km
Uralla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	130 km
Mirador	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	131 km
Cayetano	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
Respingo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
Nejapa de Madero	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
Jianipilas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	134 km
Jesús Carranza	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	3500 people	136 km
Platanar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	137 km
Santa María	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	137 km
San José de las Flores	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	138 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	140 km
San Carlos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	141 km
Tres Picos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	4900 people	142 km
San Juan Ozolotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
Tangolunda	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	147 km
Rincon Antonio de Maza	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	148 km
San Miguel del Puerto	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
Guivini	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
Xanica	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	152 km
La Estrella	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	152 km
Santa Catarina	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	152 km
Billar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	153 km
Quiechapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	155 km
Garita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	156 km
Zacatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	157 km
San Pedro Mixtepec Miahuatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	157 km
Jobo Dulce	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	158 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	159 km
El Valle	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	161 km
Mixistlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	161 km
Ayutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	162 km
Ozolotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	164 km
Sólo Dios	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	164 km
La Esperanza	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	164 km
Ocozocoautla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	31000 people	165 km
Villa Flores	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	166 km
Villa Corzo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9100 people	166 km
Tierra Blanca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	166 km
Bajo de Arenal	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	166 km
El Porvenir	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	167 km
Santo Tomas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	168 km
Guelavila	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	170 km
Santos	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	170 km
Yelesia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	171 km
San Juan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	171 km
Santa María Zoquitlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	171 km
Hidqlaotitlan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	172 km
Pueblo Viejo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	173 km
San Vicente	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	173 km
Suchixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	176 km
Mitla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	7500 people	176 km
Guelavia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	2900 people	177 km
Dolores	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	177 km
Berriozaba	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	177 km
Copalita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	178 km
Paxtlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	178 km
San Pedro el Alto	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	178 km
Hidalgo Yalalag	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	179 km
Loma Larga	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	180 km
Juanita	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	180 km
San Pedro Amatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	181 km
Pijijiapan	Chiapas	Mexico	City	15000 people	181 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
Ixtepec Military		50	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	40 km
Salina Cruz	SCX	23				0	42 km
Ixtepec	IZT	unknown				0	49 km
Bahias de Huatulco International	HUX	143	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	163 km
Llano San Juan	TGZ	1052	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	167 km
Francisco Sarabia		579				0	183 km
Pochutla	PUH	unknown				0	187 km
Plan de Ayala		91				0	197 km
Minatitlan Old		27				0	199 km
Minatitlan	MTT	40	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6800	209 km
Xoxocotlan	OAX	1528	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	222 km
El Mendozal		69				0	228 km
Puerto Escondido	PXM	88	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	247 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas		2341				0	249 km
Ciudad Aleman		61				0	258 km
Carlos A Carrillo		38				0	259 km
Lerdo de Tejada		40				0	274 km
Capitan Carlos Perez	VSA	13	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	289 km
San Antonio Copalar		1520				0	296 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	306 km
Tapachula		110				0	308 km
Ciudad Pemex		6				0	309 km
Huehuetenango	HUG	unknown				0	372 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	384 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Salina Cruz	MXSCX	Mexico	43 km
Puerto Angel		Mexico	193 km
Minatitlan	MXMTT	Mexico	193 km
Nanchital	MXNAN	Mexico	207 km
Coatzacoalcos	MXCOA	Mexico	215 km
Rabon Grande		Mexico	218 km
Punta Escondida		Mexico	247 km
Concepcion		Mexico	264 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Presidente Benito Juarez	Tehuantepec	1961	67 km
Malpaso	Netzahualcoyotl	Grijalva	1964	167 km
	Penitas	Grijalva	1985	197 km
	Manuel Moreno Torres	Grijalva	1980	199 km
	El Portillo	Cuxtepeques	1980	206 km
Angostura	La Angostura	Grijalva	1974	218 km
Miguel de la Madrid	Cerro de Oro	Santo Domingo	1991	250 km

More information

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