Overall Green Earthquake in Mexico on 04 May 2026 15:19 UTC

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M 5.7 in Mexico on 04 May 2026 15:19 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:	5.7M
Depth:	22.2 Km
Lat/Lon:	16.6223 , -97.9846
Event Date:	04 May 2026 15:19 UTC 04 May 2026 09:19 Local
Exposed Population:	80 thousand in MMI V
Source:	NEIC us7000si51
Inserted at:	04 May 2026 15:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000si51	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0
	Score no CC	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1703892		0	04 May 2026 15:19	5.7M, 22.2km	5.29	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:18	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 3,329,574) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	80000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1703892	-97.985/16.622	5.7	22.2	5.445	04 May 2026 15:43	00:23	(new episode)
2	1703892	-97.985/16.622	5.7	22.2	5.443	04 May 2026 15:49	00:29	(upd of #1)
3	1703892	-97.985/16.622	5.7	22.2	5.443	04 May 2026 17:44	02:24	(upd of #2)
4	1703892	-97.985/16.622	5.7	22.2	5.293	06 May 2026 02:02	1d 10:42	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oaxaca	Mexico	78000 people
Guerrero	Mexico	<1000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	490000 people
Guerrero	Mexico	310000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	1.8 million people
Guerrero	Mexico	600000 people
Puebla	Mexico	35000 people
Morelos	Mexico	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
La Reforma	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	15 km
Zacatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4400 people	15 km
Alto de las Mesas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	17 km
Cacahuatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3600 people	18 km
Jicayan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4200 people	19 km
Amole	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	25 km
Huanjintepec	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	27 km
San Juan Bautista lo de Soto	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	30 km
Pinotepa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	32 km
Xochistlahuaca	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	3500 people	32 km
Huanacastle	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	35 km
Ixtayutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
San Andres	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
El Cacao	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Tlacoachixtlahuaca	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	39 km
Piedra Ancha	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	40 km
Jamiltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	9800 people	42 km
Ometepec	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	18000 people	45 km
Pueblo Viejo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Cabacera Nueva	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
La Soledad	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Putla de Guerrero	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Cuajinicuilapa	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	9300 people	49 km
Itunyaso	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Armenta	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Santa Cruz Zenzontepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Santiago	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Vista Hermosa	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Ixcatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Cuanana	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Las Conchitas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Chalcalongo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Yegüey	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Villa Hidalgo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Igualapa	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
San Francisco	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	69 km
Panixtlahuaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	5600 people	76 km
Tlaxiaco	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	15000 people	79 km
Justlahuaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	79 km
San Luis Acatlan	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	82 km
Marquelia	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	6800 people	88 km
Bajos de Chila	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	102 km
Copala	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	6800 people	105 km
Santa María Zaniza	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	74 km
Santiago	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	81 km
Huajintepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	81 km
San Martín Peras	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	82 km
Sindihui	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	84 km
Zacatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	85 km
Ixpantepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	88 km
Yucucondo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	90 km
Yucuane	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	91 km
Santiago del Río	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	92 km
Achiutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	94 km
Yucuxaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	98 km
Santa Lucía Teotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	99 km
Silacayoapam	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	100 km
Juchatengo	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	101 km
Santa Cruz Mitlatengo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	101 km
La Libertad	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	103 km
Chilapa de Diaz	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	104 km
Coacoyulichan	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	104 km
Yolomécatl	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	105 km
Oztocingo	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	106 km
Tiltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	107 km
La Perla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	107 km
Tlatayapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	108 km
Los Fustes	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	110 km
Nuño	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	110 km
Teposcolula	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	112 km
San Mateo Neyapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	113 km
Jaltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	113 km
Asunción Nochixtlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	9800 people	115 km
Xalpatlahuac	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	4000 people	116 km
Tezoatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	116 km
San Pedro Mixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	116 km
Tonalá	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	117 km
Tamazola	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	119 km
Mixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
Nochixtlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
Tlapa	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	37000 people	120 km
Ayoquesco	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	121 km
Cruz Grande	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	9800 people	122 km
Nochistlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	122 km
Santa María Xucuñuti	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	123 km
Ayutla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	9900 people	124 km
Tlapacoyan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	125 km
San Vicente Coatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	125 km
Coyotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	128 km
Chichihualtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	129 km
Yogana	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	129 km
Puerto Escondido	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	19000 people	129 km
Tamazulapam	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4800 people	131 km
Zimatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	9700 people	132 km
Silacayoapilla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
Huajuapan de León	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	133 km
La Cienega	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	133 km
Tejalapam	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	133 km
Ejutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	134 km
Chagues	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	134 km
Cuixtla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	134 km
Caridad	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	134 km
Zautla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	134 km
Paso Hondo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	135 km
Cuilapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	135 km
La Asunción Ocotlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	137 km
Colotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	138 km
Telixtlahuaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	8900 people	138 km
Mariscala	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	139 km
San Lorenzo Cacaotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	139 km
Huitzo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4700 people	139 km
Azompa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	140 km
Suchix Hahuaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	140 km
Xoxocotlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	62000 people	141 km
Santa Ana Rayón	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	141 km
Coyotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3100 people	141 km
Magdalena	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
Etla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	7300 people	143 km
Ocotlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	13000 people	143 km
Chiaucingo	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
Camotlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	144 km
Oaxaca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Major city	260000 people	144 km
Chochos	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	144 km
Santiago Ayuquililla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	146 km
Manzintla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	-	146 km
Santiago Iguitlan Plumes	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	148 km
Minas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
Tlalixtac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	6500 people	150 km
San Jerónimo Taviche	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	150 km
Tepelmemec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	152 km
San Marcos	Guerrero	Mexico	City	12000 people	152 km
Miahuatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	17000 people	152 km
Magdalena Teitipac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3700 people	152 km
Colotlipa	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	-	153 km
Santa Cruz Papalutia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	155 km
Guelaria	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	157 km
Tlachicón	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	158 km
Macuilzochil	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	159 km
Chichacapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	161 km
Cosoltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	162 km
La Redonda	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	180 km
San Pedro Mixtepec Miahuatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	187 km
Apango	Guerrero	Mexico	Village	3800 people	188 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
Pinotepa Nacional	PNO	unknown				0	31 km
Ta lo de Soto		149				0	47 km
Tlaxiaco		2045				0	75 km
Puerto Escondido	PXM	88	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	126 km
Xoxocotlan	OAX	1528	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	140 km
Alvarez International	ACA	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10800	189 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Punta Escondida		Mexico	128 km
	Puerto Angel		Mexico	191 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Yosocuta	Huajuapan	1969	123 km
	El Guineo	Nexpa	1985	128 km
Miguel de la Madrid	Cerro de Oro	Santo Domingo	1991	238 km

More information

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