Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico on 29 May 2022 10:45 UTC

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M 4.5 in Mexico on 29 May 2022 10:45 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	4.5M
Depth:	81.34 Km
Lat/Lon:	18.6353 , -102.6091
Event Date:	29 May 2022 10:45 UTC 29 May 2022 05:45 Local
Exposed Population:	740 thousand in 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000hdfa
Inserted at:	29 May 2022 11:11 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000hdfa	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 rapid impact	-0.59
	C2 rapid impact	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1445719		0	29 May 2022 10:45	4.5M, 81.34km	3.51	740 thousand (in 100km)		00:26	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 Michoacan (population 11,781) . The nearest places are Carrizalejo, Chapala, Aguililla, Paradeo, San Mateo, Tumbiscatio, Arteaga, La Palmera, Barranca Seca, Vallecito, and Balsas.

Radius	Population
100 km	740000 people
75 km	400000 people
50 km	62000 people
20 km	1100 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Michoacan	Mexico	12000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Carrizalejo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	7 km
Chapala	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	8 km
Aguililla	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	9300 people	17 km
Paradeo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	22 km
San Mateo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	26 km
Tumbiscatio	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	27 km
Arteaga	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	9400 people	28 km
La Palmera	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	30 km
Barranca Seca	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	30 km
Vallecito	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Guaralle	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Aguacate	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
Las Ollas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	39 km
Cuchara	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
El Limoncito	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
El Muleto	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
Capire	Michoacan de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
La Nopalera Poniente	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
La Ferrería	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Angostura	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
La Cofradía	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Buenavista	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Ahuindo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
El Guaricho	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Hizote	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
El Bejuco	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Ocorla	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Z Moreno	Michoacan de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Pinzandaro	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Espinazo del Diablo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
Los Habillos	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Apatzingan	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	94000 people	56 km
Corralito	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
La Parota	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Cañas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Joya de Ballesteros	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Encinal	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Las Naranjas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Coalcomán	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	10000 people	58 km
Capiro	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Antúnez	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	8400 people	60 km
Las Rosas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Las Juntas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Chula	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Calla de Campos	Michoacan de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Buenavista	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	9000 people	63 km
Las Trojitas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
El Sauz	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Tepalcatepec	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	15000 people	67 km
Boca de Cachán	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Buenavista	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Cobre	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
Las Pinas	Michoacan de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Los Bancos	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Chilatán	Jalisco	Mexico	Village	-	70 km
Balsas	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	Village	-	70 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
Pablo L Sidar	AZG	315				0	56 km
El Infiernillo		511				0	73 km
Lazaro Cardenas	LZC	12	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	81 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lazaro Cardenas	MXLZC	Mexico	93 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Chilatan	Tepalcatepec	1986	75 km
	Zicuiran	Zicuiran	1957	78 km
	Jose M. Morelos	Balsas	1968	79 km
Inhernillo	El Infiernillo	Balsas	1963	86 km
	Trojes	Coahuayana	1994	91 km

More information

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