Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 14 Nov 2012 00:43 UTC

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M 4.6 in Mexico on 14 Nov 2012 00:43 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude:	4.6M
Depth:	38.3 Km
Lat/Lon:	17.4559 , -93.299
Event Date:	14 Nov 2012 00:43 UTC 13 Nov 2012 18:43 Local
Exposed Population:	3160000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc000ds9y
Inserted at:	14 Nov 2012 05:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000ds9y	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	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**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
120871	0.5	14 Nov 2012 00:43	4.6M, 43.6km	N/A	3.1 million (in 100km)	00:27	NEIC
120872	0.5	14 Nov 2012 00:43	4.6M, 38km	N/A	2.9 million (in 100km)	00:46	NEIC
120879	0.5	14 Nov 2012 00:43	4.6M, 38.3km	N/A	3.2 million (in 100km)	04:53	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 Sayula, Jesús María, Azapac, Buenavista, El Paraíso, Chimalapa, Ahuehuete, San Agustín, Pichucalo, Textuapan, and Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Radius	Population
100 km	3.7 million people
75 km	1.4 million people
50 km	380000 people
20 km	43000 people
10 km	5300 people
5 km	2500 people
2 km	1300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people
Tabasco	Mexico	1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sayula	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	4 km
Jesús María	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	14 km
Azapac	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	18 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	19 km
El Paraíso	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	19 km
Chimalapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	20 km
Ahuehuete	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	20 km
San Agustín	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	23 km
Pichucalo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	24 km
Textuapan	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Chapultenango	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	27 km
Las Palmas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	28 km
Caobanal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	28 km
Carrizal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	29 km
Tecpatán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	4400 people	30 km
Ocotepec	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	4200 people	30 km
Juárez	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	6500 people	31 km
Aguilar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Chicoacán	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Arroyo Negro	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Chaspac	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Domínguez	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	39 km
Copainalá	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	6100 people	40 km
San Isidro	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
El Porvenir	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
Tapilula	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	6400 people	41 km
Laja	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Puerto Rico	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
El Carmen	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Chavarría	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Paso Tres Picos	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Teapa	Tabasco	Mexico	City	26000 people	45 km
Huimanguillo	Tabasco	Mexico	City	26000 people	46 km
Casas Viejas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Cruzadero	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Campeche	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Carrizal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Escalon	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
El Trapiche	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	55 km
Chicoasén	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	55 km
La Garaza	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Almejero	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Censo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Alvaradito	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Descanso	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
San Antonio	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
San Francisco	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Amates	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Nueva Zelandia	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Bocotzica	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Concepción	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Santa Cruz	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Tapijulapa	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
San Fernando	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	62 km
Cocuite	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Bombaná	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
La Soledad	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Carmen	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Cárdenas	Tabasco	Mexico	City	81000 people	66 km
Los Bordos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Jalapa	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	5000 people	67 km
Berriozaba	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
Arroyo Grande	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	70 km
Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Chiapas	Mexico	Major city	440000 people	78 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
Plan de Ayala		91				0	17 km
Llano San Juan	TGZ	1052	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	71 km
Francisco Sarabia		579				0	77 km
Capitan Carlos Perez	VSA	13	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	86 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Concepcion		Mexico	63 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Penitas	Grijalva	1985	12 km
Malpaso	Netzahualcoyotl	Grijalva	1964	37 km
	Manuel Moreno Torres	Grijalva	1980	58 km

More information

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