Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico from 07 Jul 2014 11:23 UTC to 11:23

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M 7 in Mexico from 07 Jul 2014 11:23 UTC to 11:23

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	7.0M
Glide number:	EQ-2014-000096-GTM
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.96 , -92.34
Event Date:	07 Jul 2014 11:23 UTC 07 Jul 2014 06:23 Local
Exposed Population:	3290000 people within 100km
Source:	GEOFON usc000rr6a
Inserted at:	07 Jul 2014 11:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
GEOFON	1.3		1		1.3
usc000rr6a	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1054805	1.3	07 Jul 2014 11:23	7.1M, 33km	N/A	2 million (in 100km)	0.1m (at 00:20)	00:05	NEIC
1054808	1.3	07 Jul 2014 11:23	7M, 10km	N/A	3.3 million (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:06	GEOFON
1054809	0.3	07 Jul 2014 11:23	7.1M, 76km	N/A	2 million (in 100km)	0.1m (at 02:42)	00:07	NEIC
1054816	0.5	07 Jul 2014 11:23	7.1M, 92.2km	N/A	3.2 million (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:21	NEIC
1054820	1.3	07 Jul 2014 11:23	6.9M, 60km	N/A	280 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	01:17	NEIC
1055766	1.3	07 Jul 2014 11:23	7.1M, 33km	N/A	2 million (in 100km)	0.1m (at 02:42)	13d 20:49	USGS
1055767	0.3	07 Jul 2014 11:23	7.1M, 76km	N/A	2 million (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	13d 20:49	USGS

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 , State of Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The nearest places are Puerto Madero, Huehuetán, Mazatán, Tapachula, Buenos Aires, Aquiles Serdan, Babilonia, Salvador Urbina, Metapa, El Naranjo, and Quezaltenango.

Radius	Population
100 km	3.8 million people
75 km	2.3 million people
50 km	1.2 million people
20 km	400000 people
10 km	84000 people
5 km	21000 people
2 km	3800 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people
San Marcos	Guatemala	810000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Puerto Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9500 people	2 km
Huehuetán	Chiapas	Mexico	City	7000 people	10 km
Mazatán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5700 people	12 km
Tapachula	Chiapas	Mexico	City	200000 people	12 km
Buenos Aires	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	13 km
Aquiles Serdan	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	15 km
Babilonia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	20 km
Salvador Urbina	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	21 km
Metapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	22 km
El Naranjo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	23 km
Tuxtla Chico	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	7100 people	24 km
Francisco I. Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	24 km
Huixtla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	29000 people	24 km
Puerto de San Benito	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	25 km
Santa Ana	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	25 km
Barra de San José	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	27 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	28 km
Agua Prieta	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	29 km
El Recuerdo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	30 km
Lazaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Catarina	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	33 km
Malacatán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
Navidad	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
Zanjón San Lorenzo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
Benito Juárez	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
La Zacualpa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Ciudad Hidalgo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Berriozabal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	37 km
Tecun Uman	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	39 km
La Concepion	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	39 km
Unión Costa Rica	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	39 km
Achuté	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	39 km
San Francisco	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	39 km
Bullaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	40 km
Cunlaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	40 km
San Pablo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	13000 people	40 km
Consuelo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
Sibinal	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1700 people	42 km
Pajapita	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	8000 people	43 km
El Amparo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
El Arenal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Limones	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Chanchicub	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Tacaná	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
El Tumbador	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	47 km
La Esperanza	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
La Blanca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
San Antonio Miramar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Chanjulé	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
San Rafael	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	49 km
El Triunfo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Motozintla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	19000 people	49 km
Llano Grande	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Ocós	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Acapetagua	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Bethania	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	52 km
Las Majadas	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Sanajabá	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Laguna Seca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Chiquirines	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
San José Ixjoyón	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
Escuintla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	55 km
San Ignacio	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Barrancas de Gálvez	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
Doña Maria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
La Unión	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Toajlaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Tuichán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
Chisté	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
Ojo de Agua	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
San Sebastián	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
Seccion Pacaya	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
Ixchiguán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Sacuchum	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
El Chilar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Barrios	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	61 km
Santa Clara	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	61 km
San José Chibuj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
Rosario Zacatonal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
El Rodeo	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	63 km
San Marcos	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	25000 people	63 km
Aguacatal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Agua Sembrada	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
Concepción Tutuapa	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1200 people	66 km
Yamoj	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Chim	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Flores Costa Cuca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	12000 people	67 km
El Chico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Siltepec	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Cerro Grande	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
Buena Vista	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
Bolívar	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	70 km
Quezaltenango	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Major city	120000 people	92 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
Tapachula		110				0	10 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	16 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	86 km
Quezaltenango		2363				0	94 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	25 km
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	88 km

More information

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