M 5.5 in Mexico on 12 Aug 2019 20:39 UTC
EQ parameters
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: 92.18 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.9602 , -93.6797
Event Date: 12 Aug 2019 20:39 UTC
12 Aug 2019 15:39 Local
Exposed Population: 750000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60005489
Inserted at: 13 Aug 2019 20:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us60005489 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.92  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1269407 0 12 Aug 2019 20:39 5.5M, 92.18km 4.08 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:02 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 , State of Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The nearest places are La Polca, Los Amates, El Carmen, Respingo, Cayetano, Arista, Tonalá, Tres Picos, Madre Mía, Buenavista, and Platanar.

Radius Population
100 km 750000 people
75 km 420000 people
50 km 170000 people
20 km 75000 people
10 km 5600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chiapas Mexico 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Polca Chiapas Mexico Village - 2 km
Los Amates Chiapas Mexico Village - 4 km
El Carmen Chiapas Mexico Village - 8 km
Respingo Chiapas Mexico Village - 8 km
Cayetano Chiapas Mexico Village - 11 km
Arista Chiapas Mexico Village - 14 km
Tonalá Chiapas Mexico City 32000 people 15 km
Tres Picos Chiapas Mexico Village 4900 people 18 km
Madre Mía Chiapas Mexico Village - 19 km
Buenavista Chiapas Mexico Village - 20 km
Paredón Viejo Chiapas Mexico Village - 21 km
El Edén Chiapas Mexico Village - 24 km
La Hachada Chiapas Mexico Village - 28 km
Villa del Mar Chiapas Mexico Village - 30 km
Espíritu Santo Chiapas Mexico Village - 33 km
Las Mercedes Chiapas Mexico Village - 35 km
Arriaga Chiapas Mexico City 22000 people 37 km
Las Cruces Chiapas Mexico Village - 38 km
Cachimba Chiapas Mexico Village - 41 km
San Miguel Chiapas Mexico Village - 41 km
Emiliano Zapata Chiapas Mexico Village - 41 km
El Porvenir Chiapas Mexico Village - 44 km
Sólo Dios Chiapas Mexico Village - 45 km
Cristóbal Obregón Chiapas Mexico Village 4100 people 46 km
La Punta Chiapas Mexico Village - 47 km
Delicias Chiapas Mexico Village - 47 km
Villa Corzo Chiapas Mexico Village 9100 people 51 km
San Clemente Chiapas Mexico Village - 51 km
Buenavista Chiapas Mexico Village - 52 km
Villa Flores Chiapas Mexico Village - 54 km
Guadalupe Oaxaca Mexico Village - 55 km
Dolores Chiapas Mexico Village - 55 km
Rincon Antonio de Maza Chiapas Mexico Village - 57 km
Xocotepec Oaxaca Mexico Village - 58 km
Pijijiapan Chiapas Mexico City 15000 people 58 km
Dolores Chiapas Mexico Village - 58 km
Uralla Chiapas Mexico Village - 59 km
El Roble Oaxaca Mexico Village - 60 km
El Carmen Chiapas Mexico Village - 60 km
Llano Grande Chiapas Mexico Village - 63 km
La Libertad Chiapas Mexico Village - 63 km
La Esperanza Chiapas Mexico Village - 64 km
Jobo Dulce Chiapas Mexico Village - 65 km
Caña Brava Chiapas Mexico Village - 65 km
Pueblo Viejo Chiapas Mexico Village - 65 km
Chahuites Oaxaca Mexico Village 9700 people 66 km
San Juan Custepeque Chiapas Mexico Village - 66 km
San Francisco Oaxaca Mexico Village - 66 km
Horizonte Chiapas Mexico Village - 67 km
Platanar Chiapas Mexico Village - 69 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
Llano San Juan TGZ 1052 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 96 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
El Portillo Cuxtepeques 1980 84 km

More information

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