Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 16 Feb 2018 23:39 UTC

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M 7.2 in Mexico on 16 Feb 2018 23:39 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:	7.2M
Depth:	24.65 Km
Lat/Lon:	16.6459 , -97.653
Event Date:	16 Feb 2018 23:39 UTC 16 Feb 2018 17:39 Local
Exposed Population:	1100000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000d3km
Inserted at:	17 Feb 2018 00:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0.2		0.2
us2000d3km	Scaled population (vector)	3.6
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.92

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1199268	0.7	16 Feb 2018 23:39	7M, 10km	N/A	1.1 million (in 100km)		00:06	GEOFON
1199269	1.2	16 Feb 2018 23:39	7.5M, 10km	N/A	820 thousand (in 100km)	0.1m (at 00:04)	00:06	PTWC
1199270	0.9	16 Feb 2018 23:39	7.5M, 43km	N/A	890 thousand (in 100km)	0.3m (at 00:38)	00:07	NTWC
1199281	0.2	16 Feb 2018 23:39	7.2M, 24.65km	7.1	70 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:21	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 23,435) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	65000 people
	280000 people
	1 million people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	0	1199281	16.646/-97.653	7.2	24.65	6.98	17 Feb 2018 00:03	00:24	(new episode)
2	0	1199281	16.646/-97.653	7.2	24.65	6.98	17 Feb 2018 01:43	02:03	(upd of #1)
3	0.3	1199281	16.45/-97.85	7.2	24.65	7.1	18 Feb 2018 03:55	1d 04:15	(upd of #2)
4	0.2	1199281	16.417/-97.958	7.2	22	7.04	02 May 2018 14:32	74d 14:52	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oaxaca	Mexico	23000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	250000 people
Guerrero	Mexico	33000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	580000 people
Guerrero	Mexico	230000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	2.8 million people
Guerrero	Mexico	2 million people
Puebla	Mexico	3.7 million people
Veracruz	Mexico	2 million people
Morelos	Mexico	1.4 million people
Tlaxcala	Mexico	730000 people
Mexico	Mexico	11.1 million people
Distrito Federal	Mexico	8.4 million people
Guerrero	Mexico	53000 people
Veracruz	Mexico	210000 people
Mexico	Mexico	380000 people
Hidalgo	Mexico	27000 people
Michoacan	Mexico	1 million people
Chiapas	Mexico	620000 people
Queretaro	Mexico	27000 people
Guanajuato	Mexico	3500 people
Jalisco	Mexico	6200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ixtayutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	9 km
La Reforma	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	21 km
Pueblo Viejo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	24 km
El Cacao	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Zacatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4400 people	37 km
Jicayan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4200 people	41 km
Jamiltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	9800 people	44 km
San Andres	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Alto de las Mesas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Cacahuatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3600 people	53 km
Pinotepa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
San Francisco	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Yegüey	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Huanjintepec	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
San Juan Bautista lo de Soto	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Huanacastle	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Piedra Ancha	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	75 km
Armenta	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	82 km
Cuajinicuilapa	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	9300 people	83 km
Santiago	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	85 km
Las Conchitas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	91 km
Santa Cruz Zenzontepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	18 km
Cuanana	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Cabacera Nueva	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Ixcatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Amole	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Santa María Zaniza	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Chalcalongo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Villa Hidalgo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Huajintepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Itunyaso	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Panixtlahuaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	5600 people	52 km
Putla de Guerrero	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
Ixpantepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Zacatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Xochistlahuaca	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	3500 people	64 km
Tlaxiaco	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	15000 people	69 km
Juchatengo	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	70 km
Tlacoachixtlahuaca	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	71 km
Santa Lucía Teotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	74 km
La Soledad	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	79 km
Ometepec	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	18000 people	79 km
La Perla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	81 km
Tiltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	83 km
Bajos de Chila	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	86 km
Vista Hermosa	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	88 km
San Pedro Mixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	93 km
Chichihualtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	93 km
Zimatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	9700 people	97 km
La Cienega	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	98 km
Igualapa	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	101 km
Cuilapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	101 km
La Asunción Ocotlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	102 km
Xoxocotlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	62000 people	107 km
Puerto Escondido	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	19000 people	107 km
San Luis Acatlan	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	116 km
Marquelia	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	6800 people	124 km
Copala	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	6800 people	141 km
Sindihui	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	55 km
Yucucondo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Yucuane	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	71 km
Los Fustes	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	74 km
Santa Cruz Mitlatengo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	75 km
Achiutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	77 km
Mixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	84 km
Ayoquesco	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	85 km
Justlahuaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	86 km
Yucuxaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	87 km
Santiago	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	88 km
Jaltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	89 km
Tlatayapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	89 km
Tlapacoyan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	89 km
Santa Ines	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	90 km
San Vicente Coatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	91 km
Yolomécatl	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	93 km
Nuño	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	93 km
Asunción Nochixtlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	9800 people	94 km
Yogana	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	95 km
Chilapa de Diaz	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	97 km
Teposcolula	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	98 km
Santiago del Río	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	98 km
Ejutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	99 km
San Martín Peras	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	99 km
Nochixtlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	99 km
Nochistlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	100 km
Tejalapam	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	100 km
Zautla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	103 km
Coatecas Altas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	106 km
Azompa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	107 km
San Lorenzo Cacaotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	107 km
Coyotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3100 people	107 km
Ocotlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	13000 people	108 km
Coyotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	108 km
Telixtlahuaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	8900 people	108 km
Huitzo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4700 people	108 km
Las Sedas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	109 km
Silacayoapam	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	109 km
Cuixtla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	109 km
Oaxaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Major city	260000 people	110 km
Chagues	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	111 km
Etla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	7300 people	111 km
San Baltasar Loxicha	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	111 km
Magdalena	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	112 km
Xitla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3500 people	112 km
Minas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	113 km
Tezoatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	113 km
Paso Hondo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	113 km
Colotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	114 km
San Felipe del Agua	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	114 km
San Jerónimo Taviche	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	115 km
Cuixtla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	116 km
Tilquiapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	116 km
Tlalixtac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	6500 people	116 km
San Miguel Coatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	117 km
Magdalena Teitipac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3700 people	117 km
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	118 km
Miahuatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	17000 people	118 km
Tonalá	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	119 km
La Libertad	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
Tamazulapam	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4800 people	120 km
Eltipac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
Santa Cruz Papalutia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
Santa María Xucuñuti	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	121 km
Guelaria	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	122 km
Progreso	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	122 km
Agua Fría	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	122 km
Apoaja	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	123 km
Suchix Hahuaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	124 km
Nacaltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	124 km
Macuilzochil	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	125 km
Chichacapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	126 km
Loxicha	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	126 km
San Mateo Neyapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	127 km
San Pedro Amatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	129 km
Tamazola	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	129 km
Huajuapan de León	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	129 km
Silacayoapilla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	130 km
Teotitlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	131 km
Santa Ana	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
San Agustín Loxicha	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
Oztocingo	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	133 km
Tequixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	133 km
Tlachicón	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	134 km
Güila	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	134 km
Santiago Iguitlan Plumes	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	135 km
Paxtlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	135 km
Villa Díaz Ordaz	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	136 km
Dominguillo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	136 km
Cosoltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	136 km
Santa María Zoquitlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	136 km
Tlacolula de Matamoros	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	136 km
Xalpatlahuac	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	4000 people	137 km
Camotlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	137 km
Tepelmemec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	139 km
Coacoyulichan	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	139 km
Guelavia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	2900 people	139 km
Tlapa	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	37000 people	140 km
Coyote	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	140 km
San Juan	México	Mexico	Village	-	364 km
Santa María del Monte	México	Mexico	Village	4900 people	372 km
Almoloya	México	Mexico	Village	-	375 km
La Providencia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	392 km
Horizonte	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	392 km
Llano Grande	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	398 km
San Rafael	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	405 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	410 km
La Nuava	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	411 km
Ajacuba	Hidalgo	Mexico	Village	6500 people	412 km
Los Álamos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	413 km
Jilotepec	México	Mexico	Village	11000 people	416 km
El Carmen	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	419 km
Cintalapa	Chiapas	Mexico	City	33000 people	421 km
Canalejas	México	Mexico	Village	-	422 km
Sabino	México	Mexico	Village	-	423 km
Jianipilas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	427 km
Calpulalpan	México	Mexico	Village	-	432 km
La Úrsula	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	451 km
Cazones	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	4000 people	453 km
Polotitlan	México	Mexico	City	-	457 km
La Peña	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	8100 people	466 km
Álamo	Veracruz	Mexico	City	23000 people	473 km
Chapapote	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	475 km
San Miguel	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	478 km
Teran	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	478 km
Tuxpan	Veracruz	Mexico	City	-	479 km
Copoya	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5300 people	484 km
Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Chiapas	Mexico	Major city	440000 people	485 km
El Mirador	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	503 km
Morelia	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Major city	590000 people	504 km
Coyote	Querétaro de Arteaga	Mexico	Village	-	508 km
Los Reyes	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	606 km
El Espíritu	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	609 km
Estancia de Itargua	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	614 km
Zamora	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	120000 people	615 km
Ario	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	8300 people	621 km
La Parada	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	682 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
Pinotepa Nacional	PNO	unknown				0	55 km
Ta lo de Soto		149				0	82 km
Tlaxiaco		2045				0	66 km
Puerto Escondido	PXM	88	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	104 km
Xoxocotlan	OAX	1528	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	106 km
Pochutla	PUH	unknown				0	164 km
Bahias de Huatulco International	HUX	143	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	177 km
Chilpancingo		1280	Civ.	Paved	No	4400	223 km
Alvarez International	ACA	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10800	224 km
Ciudad Aleman		61				0	240 km
El Mendozal		69				0	245 km
Pie de la Cuesta		6				0	250 km
Cordoba		911				0	257 km
Salina Cruz	SCX	23				0	266 km
Iguala		865				0	267 km
Ixtepec	IZT	unknown				0	273 km
Ixtepec Military		50	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	274 km
Carlos A Carrillo		38				0	281 km
Huejotsingo	PBC	2241	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11800	288 km
Cuernavaca	CVJ	1280	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	296 km
Lerdo de Tejada		40				0	313 km
Las Bajadas	VER	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	317 km
Juarez International	MEX	2238	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12900	343 km
Uruapan	TLC	2575	Civ.	Paved	Yes	13700	360 km
Fausto Vega Santander		3				0	477 km
Francisco Sarabia		579				0	478 km
General Francisco J Mujica	MLM	0	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11100	503 km
Zamora	ZMM	1567	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	617 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Punta Escondida		Mexico	107 km
Puerto Marques		Mexico	236 km
Acapulco	MXACA	Mexico	240 km
Vera Cruz	MXVER	Mexico	326 km
Tuxpan	MXTUX	Mexico	478 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Yosocuta	Huajuapan	1969	121 km
	El Guineo	Nexpa	1985	163 km
Miguel de la Madrid	Cerro de Oro	Santo Domingo	1991	210 km
Presa Miguel Aleman	Presidente Aleman Temascal	Rio Tonto	1955	221 km
	Manuel Avila Camacho	Atoyac	1946	256 km
	Cointzio	Grande de Morelia	1939	505 km

More information

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