M 5.7 in Mexico on 19 Jul 2018 13:31 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: 5.7M
Depth: 55.37 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.8105 , -97.7805
Event Date: 19 Jul 2018 13:31 UTC
19 Jul 2018 08:31 Local
Exposed Population: 1560000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000g8sc
Inserted at: 19 Jul 2018 13:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000g8sc Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.92  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1220242 0 19 Jul 2018 13:31 5.7M, 55.37km 4.19 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:18 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 38,809) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
<1000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1220242 17.81/-97.78 5.7 55.37 4.19 19 Jul 2018 13:54 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1220242 17.81/-97.78 5.7 55.37 4.19 19 Jul 2018 15:38 02:06 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Oaxaca Mexico 420000 people
Puebla Mexico 2.7 million people
Guerrero Mexico 23000 people
Tlaxcala Mexico 71000 people
Oaxaca Mexico 3.5 million people
Puebla Mexico 3.4 million people
Guerrero Mexico 3 million people
Veracruz Mexico 7.1 million people
Morelos Mexico 1.9 million people
Tlaxcala Mexico 1.2 million people
Mexico Mexico 16.1 million people
Distrito Federal Mexico 4.2 million people
Hidalgo Mexico 2 million people
Michoacan Mexico 43000 people
Queretaro Mexico 120000 people
Chiapas Mexico no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Huajuapan de León Oaxaca Mexico City - 1 km
Silacayoapilla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 7 km
Santa María Xucuñuti Oaxaca Mexico Village - 12 km
Camotlan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 13 km
Tezoatlán Oaxaca Mexico Village - 17 km
San Juan Bautista Suchitepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 22 km
Tonalá Oaxaca Mexico Village - 23 km
Santiago Ayuquililla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 25 km
Tamazulapam Oaxaca Mexico Village 4800 people 28 km
Huapanapam Oaxaca Mexico Village - 29 km
Santa María Oaxaca Mexico Village - 33 km
Petlalcingo Puebla Mexico Village - 33 km
Chilapa de Diaz Oaxaca Mexico Village - 34 km
Santiago Iguitlan Plumes Oaxaca Mexico Village - 37 km
Mariscala Oaxaca Mexico Village - 38 km
Chochos Oaxaca Mexico Village - 39 km
Tepelmemec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 41 km
Yolomécatl Oaxaca Mexico Village - 43 km
Teposcolula Oaxaca Mexico Village - 45 km
Yucuxaca Oaxaca Mexico Village - 45 km
Totoltepec Puebla Mexico Village - 46 km
Santiago del Río Oaxaca Mexico Village - 47 km
Tequixtepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 47 km
Tamazola Oaxaca Mexico Village - 48 km
Suchix Hahuaca Oaxaca Mexico Village - 50 km
Silacayoapam Oaxaca Mexico Village - 50 km
Zapotitlan Salinas Oaxaca Mexico Village - 52 km
Xayacatlán Puebla Mexico Village - 52 km
Nuño Oaxaca Mexico Village - 53 km
Acatlán Puebla Mexico City 16000 people 53 km
Santa Ana Rayón Oaxaca Mexico Village - 54 km
Santiago Oaxaca Mexico Village - 57 km
Justlahuaca Oaxaca Mexico Village - 58 km
El Zapote Puebla Mexico Village - 59 km
Coyotepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 60 km
Tlaxiaco Oaxaca Mexico City 15000 people 61 km
Achiutla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 63 km
Santa María Ixcatlán Oaxaca Mexico Village - 64 km
Tlatayapan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 64 km
Nochixtlan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 64 km
Atexcal Puebla Mexico Village - 65 km
Tecomatlán Puebla Mexico Village - 65 km
Ahuehuetitla Puebla Mexico Village - 65 km
Zapotitlan Puebla Mexico Village - 66 km
Tlaltepexi Puebla Mexico Village - 67 km
San Mateo Neyapan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 67 km
Coyotepec Puebla Mexico Village - 69 km
Asunción Nochixtlán Oaxaca Mexico City 9800 people 69 km
Apoaja Oaxaca Mexico Village - 69 km
Nochistlan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 70 km
Yucuane Oaxaca Mexico Village - 71 km
Ahuatempan Puebla Mexico Village 4200 people 71 km
San Juan Ixcaquixtla Puebla Mexico Village - 72 km
Tlatlauquitepec Puebla Mexico Village - 73 km
San Gabriel Chilac Puebla Mexico City - 74 km
Miahuatlán Puebla Mexico Village 12000 people 74 km
Tulcingo Puebla Mexico Village 5600 people 75 km
Totolapa Guerrero Mexico Village - 76 km
Azutla Puebla Mexico Village - 77 km
Tehuitzingo Puebla Mexico Village 6000 people 78 km
Jaltepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 79 km
Coapam Puebla Mexico Village - 80 km
San Sebastián Zinacatepec Puebla Mexico Village - 80 km
Teontepec Puebla Mexico Village 5400 people 81 km
Zinacatepec Puebla Mexico Village 15000 people 81 km
Atenayuca Puebla Mexico Village - 82 km
Teotitlán del Camino Oaxaca Mexico Village - 82 km
Xicotlán Puebla Mexico Village - 82 km
Ajalpan Puebla Mexico Village 23000 people 84 km
Tehuacán Puebla Mexico City 220000 people 84 km
Calipan Puebla Mexico Village 4500 people 84 km
Cuayuca Puebla Mexico Village - 86 km
Putla de Guerrero Oaxaca Mexico Village - 87 km
Tepexi de Rodríguez Puebla Mexico Village - 87 km
Tepanco Puebla Mexico Village - 90 km
Tlacotepec Puebla Mexico Village - 97 km
Coatzingo Puebla Mexico Village - 98 km
Xochitlán Puebla Mexico Village 4400 people 99 km
Chiautla Puebla Mexico Village 11000 people 100 km
Ayutla Puebla Mexico Village 6700 people 111 km
Tochtepec Puebla Mexico Village 6000 people 114 km
Chapulco Puebla Mexico Village - 134 km
Acatepec Puebla Mexico Village - 144 km
Puebla Puebla Mexico Major city 1.4 million people 144 km
Cholula Puebla Mexico City 150000 people 149 km
Ocotlán Puebla Mexico Village 9300 people 155 km
La Libertad Guerrero Mexico Village - 75 km
San Martín Peras Oaxaca Mexico Village - 78 km
Toxpalam Oaxaca Mexico Village - 83 km
Huamuxtitlán Guerrero Mexico Village 5700 people 83 km
Itunyaso Oaxaca Mexico Village - 84 km
Chalcalongo Oaxaca Mexico Village - 87 km
Cuicatlan Oaxaca Mexico Village 3800 people 88 km
Santa Cruz Mitlatengo Oaxaca Mexico Village - 89 km
Villa Hidalgo Oaxaca Mexico Village - 89 km
Tlapa Guerrero Mexico Village 37000 people 89 km
Canada San Antonio Puebla Mexico Village - 92 km
Chiaucingo Guerrero Mexico Village - 93 km
Dominguillo Oaxaca Mexico Village - 94 km
Temalacacingo Guerrero Mexico Village - 95 km
Xalpatlahuac Guerrero Mexico Village 4000 people 96 km
Teopoxco Oaxaca Mexico Village - 96 km
Chiginecatitlan Puebla Mexico Village - 98 km
Nacaltepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 98 km
Ixcamilpa Puebla Mexico Village - 98 km
Zoquitlán Puebla Mexico Village - 99 km
Chapulco Puebla Mexico Village 4400 people 99 km
San Juan Tepeuxila Oaxaca Mexico Village - 99 km
Sindihui Oaxaca Mexico Village - 100 km
San Juan Cuautla Puebla Mexico Village - 101 km
Olinala Guerrero Mexico Village 5200 people 102 km
Las Sedas Oaxaca Mexico Village - 102 km
Ixcatlan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 103 km
Cabacera Nueva Oaxaca Mexico Village - 103 km
Ateixtlahuaca Puebla Mexico Village - 104 km
Zozutla Puebla Mexico Village 5900 people 105 km
Huautla Oaxaca Mexico City 9800 people 105 km
Tlacolula Oaxaca Mexico Village - 106 km
Pilcaya Puebla Mexico Village - 107 km
Morelos Cañada Puebla Mexico Village - 109 km
Amole Oaxaca Mexico Village - 109 km
Tehuipango Veracruz Mexico Village - 110 km
Huantla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 110 km
Huehuetlan Puebla Mexico Village - 110 km
Telixtlahuaca Oaxaca Mexico Village 8900 people 111 km
San Pedro Teutila Oaxaca Mexico Village - 112 km
Ayautla Oaxaca Mexico Village 2900 people 112 km
Acultzingo Veracruz Mexico Village 5800 people 113 km
Mexquitlán Guerrero Mexico Village - 113 km
San Juan Coatzapan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 113 km
Tlaquilpa Veracruz Mexico Village - 113 km
Izúcar de Matamoros Puebla Mexico City - 113 km
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan Oaxaca Mexico Village - 114 km
Huehuetlan Puebla Mexico Village 5000 people 114 km
Xoxocotla Veracruz Mexico Village - 114 km
Chietla Puebla Mexico Village 6800 people 115 km
Cuacnopalan Puebla Mexico Village 7400 people 115 km
Oztocingo Guerrero Mexico Village - 115 km
Huitzo Oaxaca Mexico Village 4700 people 115 km
Cuanana Oaxaca Mexico Village - 116 km
Cohetzala Puebla Mexico Village - 116 km
Tlancualpicán Puebla Mexico Village 4100 people 117 km
Ahuehuetzingo Puebla Mexico Village - 117 km
Xaltepec Puebla Mexico Village 7300 people 118 km
Tecamachalco Puebla Mexico Village 26000 people 118 km
Yucucondo Oaxaca Mexico Village - 119 km
Zacatepec Oaxaca Mexico Village 4400 people 119 km
Zautla Oaxaca Mexico Village - 119 km
Santiago Quetzalapa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 119 km
Tenango Oaxaca Mexico Village - 120 km
Magdalena Oaxaca Mexico Village - 120 km
Teotilalpam Oaxaca Mexico Village - 122 km
Tepeojuma Puebla Mexico Village 5100 people 123 km
Maltrata Veracruz Mexico Village 10000 people 123 km
Esperanza Puebla Mexico Village 8100 people 123 km
Xochistlahuaca Guerrero Mexico Village 3500 people 124 km
Jalapexco Puebla Mexico Village - 124 km
Tlacoachixtlahuaca Guerrero Mexico Village - 124 km
Atlixtac Guerrero Mexico Village - 125 km
Etla Oaxaca Mexico Village 7300 people 125 km
Tequila Veracruz Mexico Village 3200 people 126 km
La Candelaria Puebla Mexico Village - 126 km
Quecholac Puebla Mexico Village 8500 people 126 km
Jolalpan Puebla Mexico Village 6900 people 126 km
San Lorenzo Cacaotepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 126 km
Zongolica Veracruz Mexico Village 6200 people 127 km
Tejalapam Oaxaca Mexico Village - 127 km
Temalac Guerrero Mexico Village - 128 km
Axochiapan Morelos Mexico Village 18000 people 128 km
Tepeaca Puebla Mexico Village 25000 people 128 km
Acatzingo Puebla Mexico Village 22000 people 130 km
Ataiziutla Puebla Mexico Village - 130 km
La Reforma Oaxaca Mexico Village - 131 km
Nogales Veracruz Mexico City 20000 people 131 km
Abejones Oaxaca Mexico Village - 132 km
Santa Ana Puebla Mexico Village - 133 km
Azompa Oaxaca Mexico Village - 133 km
Teutla Puebla Mexico Village - 133 km
San Felipe Usila Oaxaca Mexico City - 134 km
Yolox Oaxaca Mexico Village - 134 km
Huaquechula Puebla Mexico Village 3300 people 134 km
Ciudad Serdán Puebla Mexico City - 135 km
Orizaba Veracruz Mexico City 120000 people 135 km
La Soledad Guerrero Mexico Village - 136 km
Luvina Oaxaca Mexico Village - 136 km
Jalapa de Diaz Oaxaca Mexico Village - 136 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
Tlaxiaco 2045 0 64 km
Tehuacan TCN 1679 Civ. Paved No 5500 85 km
Xoxocotlan OAX 1528 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 144 km
Cordoba 911 0 146 km
Huejotsingo PBC 2241 Civ. Paved Yes 11800 162 km
Ta lo de Soto 149 0 163 km
Pinotepa Nacional PNO unknown 0 164 km
Ciudad Aleman 61 0 184 km
Chilpancingo 1280 Civ. Paved No 4400 186 km
Iguala 865 0 191 km
Cuernavaca CVJ 1280 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 193 km
Tlaxcala 2500 0 195 km
El Mendozal 69 0 205 km
El Lencero JAL 875 Civ. Paved No 5500 211 km
Las Bajadas VER 29 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 224 km
Juarez International MEX 2238 Civ. Paved Yes 12900 226 km
Puerto Escondido PXM 88 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 226 km
Carlos A Carrillo 38 0 227 km
Alvarez International ACA 5 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 240 km
Santa Lucia NLU 2240 0 251 km
Atizapan AZP 2475 0 252 km
Uruapan TLC 2575 Civ. Paved Yes 13700 253 km
Lerdo de Tejada 40 0 254 km
Pie de la Cuesta 6 0 255 km
Tizayuca 2316 0 259 km
Pochutla PUH unknown 0 272 km
Pachuca 2316 Civ. Paved No 5900 272 km
Bahias de Huatulco International HUX 143 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 278 km
Santa Barbara 299 0 307 km
Tajin PAZ 138 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 311 km
Ixtepec IZT unknown 0 317 km
Ixtepec Military 50 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 323 km
Salina Cruz SCX 23 0 327 km
Ixmiquilpan 1700 0 334 km
Huetamo 300 0 335 km
Minatitlan MTT 40 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 341 km
Minatitlan Old 27 0 345 km
Fausto Vega Santander 3 0 350 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Punta Escondida Mexico 229 km
Vera Cruz MXVER Mexico 233 km
Alvarado MXAVD Mexico 242 km
Puerto Marques Mexico 248 km
Acapulco MXACA Mexico 250 km
Puerto Angel Mexico 275 km
Minatitlan MXMTT Mexico 344 km
Tuxpan MXTUX Mexico 351 km
Nanchital MXNAN Mexico 358 km
Coatzacoalcos MXCOA Mexico 359 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yosocuta Huajuapan 1969 11 km
Manuel Avila Camacho Atoyac 1946 127 km
Presa Miguel Aleman Presidente Aleman Temascal Rio Tonto 1955 152 km
Miguel de la Madrid Cerro de Oro Santo Domingo 1991 162 km
El Guineo Nexpa 1985 183 km
San Jose Atlangatepec Zahuapan 1959 198 km
Carlos Ramirez Ulloa Balsas 1986 234 km
La Soledad Apulco 1962 241 km
Madin Tlalnepantla 1976 246 km
Guadalupe Cuautitla 1968 255 km
Tenango Coacuila 1910 265 km
Necaxa Necaxa 1909 268 km
Vicente Guerrero Poliutla 1968 271 km
Ignacio Ramirez La Gavia 1966 279 km
Taxhimay San Luis 1934 281 km
Andres Figueroa Ajuchitlan 1983 291 km
Valle de Bravo Valle de Bravo 1944 297 km
Villa Victoria Malacatepec 1944 302 km
Tepetitlan Tepetitlan 1964 308 km
Endho Tula 1951 309 km
Vicente Aguirre Alfajayucan 1950 335 km

More information

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