Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 20 May 2017 17:58 UTC

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M 5.7 in Mexico on 20 May 2017 17:58 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:	143.73 Km
Lat/Lon:	17.1216 , -93.9953
Event Date:	20 May 2017 17:58 UTC 20 May 2017 12:58 Local
Exposed Population:	820000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10008tuw
Inserted at:	20 May 2017 18:21 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-0.5		-0.5
us10008tuw	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

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
1168493		-0.5	20 May 2017 17:58	5.7M, 143.73km	3.96	830 thousand (in 100km)		00:22	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 75,159) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1168493	17.122/-93.995	5.7	143.73	3.84	20 May 2017 18:21	00:22	(new episode)
2	1168493	17.122/-93.995	5.7	143.73	4	20 May 2017 20:01	02:02	(upd of #1)
3	1168493	17.14/-93.971	5.7	144	3.96	23 May 2017 16:04	2d 22:05	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oaxaca	Mexico	75000 people
Veracruz	Mexico	200000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	1 million people
Tabasco	Mexico	430000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
La Nuava	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Cintalapa	Chiapas	Mexico	City	33000 people	57 km
San Rafael	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Jianipilas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Zanatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	6900 people	82 km
Berriozaba	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	86 km
El Plan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	87 km
San Francisco	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	91 km
Reforma	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	94 km
Chahuites	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	9700 people	95 km
Cabestrada	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	96 km
Teran	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	96 km
Ixhuatán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	5500 people	100 km
Huimanguillo	Tabasco	Mexico	City	26000 people	101 km
San Miguel	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	102 km
Conchita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	103 km
Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Chiapas	Mexico	Major city	440000 people	103 km
Copoya	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5300 people	105 km
Emiliano Zapata	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	108 km
Minatitlán	Veracruz	Mexico	City	150000 people	110 km
Villa del Mar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	112 km
Nueva Zelandia	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	114 km
Unión Hidalgo	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	12000 people	115 km
Chicapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	115 km
Cárdenas	Tabasco	Mexico	City	81000 people	118 km
Paredón Viejo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	119 km
El Zapotal	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
El Zapote	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
La Soledad	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
Desengaño	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	130 km
San Antonio	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	133 km
Zinacantán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	3600 people	142 km
San Cristóbal de Las Casas	Chiapas	Mexico	City	120000 people	151 km

see full list

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
	Plan de Ayala		91				0	67 km
	Francisco Sarabia		579				0	97 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Minatitlan	MXMTT	Mexico	109 km

More information

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