Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mexico from 23 Sep 2017 12:53 UTC to 12:53

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M 6.2 in Mexico from 23 Sep 2017 12:53 UTC to 12:53

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.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.2M
Depth:	32.23 Km
Lat/Lon:	16.7731 , -94.8951
Event Date:	23 Sep 2017 12:53 UTC 23 Sep 2017 07:53 Local
Exposed Population:	About 1000 people in MMI 750000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000atjv
Inserted at:	23 Sep 2017 13:13 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us2000atjv	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1181641		0	23 Sep 2017 12:53	6.2M, 32.23km	5.61	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	NEIC
1181643		0	23 Sep 2017 12:53	6.1M, 9.01km	7.2	10 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:40	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 202,210) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	330000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1181641	16.773/-94.895	6.2	32.23	5.61	23 Sep 2017 13:15	00:22	(new episode)
2	1181643	16.773/-94.895	6.2	32.23	5.61	23 Sep 2017 13:33	00:40	(new episode)
3	1181643	16.736/-94.946	6.1	9.01	7.13	23 Sep 2017 13:37	00:44	(upd of #2)
4	1181643	16.736/-94.946	6.1	9.01	7.13	23 Sep 2017 14:57	02:04	(upd of #3)
5	1181643	16.748/-94.945	6.1	9.08	7.2	26 Sep 2017 06:22	2d 17:29	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oaxaca	Mexico	330000 people
Veracruz	Mexico	<1000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	600000 people
Veracruz	Mexico	1.6 million people
Chiapas	Mexico	280000 people
Tabasco	Mexico	350000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	3.1 million people
Veracruz	Mexico	4.2 million people
Chiapas	Mexico	4.9 million people
Tabasco	Mexico	1.9 million people
Puebla	Mexico	4.1 million people
Campeche	Mexico	240000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	390000 people
Guerrero	Mexico	280000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	230000 people
Peten	Guatemala	48000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	180000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	290000 people
Totonicapan	Guatemala	27000 people
Tlaxcala	Mexico	340000 people
Quiche	Guatemala	59000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	130000 people
Morelos	Mexico	34000 people
Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	36000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	190000 people
Mexico	Mexico	85000 people
Hidalgo	Mexico	1100 people
Distrito Federal	Mexico	520000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
San Miguel Chimalapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	17 km
Almoloya	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	18 km
Matías Romero	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	20000 people	19 km
Mogone	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	27 km
Santo Domingo Petapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	27 km
Guichicovi	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4300 people	29 km
Soledad	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Ciudad Ixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	-	32 km
Asunción	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Cabrera	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Ixaltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Unión Hidalgo	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	12000 people	34 km
Chicapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Niltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3200 people	39 km
Juchitan	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	66000 people	40 km
Comitancillo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3800 people	42 km
Santa María Xandani	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Conchita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
San Dionisio del Mar	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3300 people	53 km
Palo Grande	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Platanillo	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Niza Viahui	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Hueva de Humboldt	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	52 km
Tehuantepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	37000 people	62 km
Reforma	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
San Juan Mazatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Costa Rica	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Ixhuatán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	5500 people	66 km
Zanatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	6900 people	66 km
San Francisco del Mar	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	4000 people	67 km
Yegogenda	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Salina Cruz	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	74000 people	73 km
Santiago Tula	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	74 km
Jesús Carranza	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	3500 people	75 km
Cabestrada	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	75 km
San José de las Flores	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	83 km
Tapanatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	7100 people	85 km
Magdalena Tequisistlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3800 people	86 km
Santiago Lachivia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	88 km
San Juan Ozolotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	92 km
Tenango	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	92 km
Chahuites	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	9700 people	92 km
Majada Villalobos	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	95 km
La Estrella	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	98 km
La Providencia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	100 km
Horizonte	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	102 km
Guadalupe	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	103 km
Tlacolulita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	104 km
Llano Grande	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	109 km
La Punta	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	111 km
San Rafael	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	112 km
San Juan Lajarcia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	113 km
Hidqlaotitlan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	113 km
Zacatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	115 km
La Nuava	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	116 km
Nejapa de Madero	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	117 km
Emiliano Zapata	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	117 km
Yelesia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	118 km
Juanita	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	119 km
Astata	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	119 km
Los Álamos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	120 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	121 km
Sayula	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	11000 people	123 km
Texistepec	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	8600 people	123 km
Arriaga	Chiapas	Mexico	City	22000 people	124 km
San Juan Evangelista	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	4100 people	125 km
Cintalapa	Chiapas	Mexico	City	33000 people	127 km
El Coyol	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	128 km
Oluta	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	11000 people	128 km
Villa del Mar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	128 km
El Carmen	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	128 km
Acayucan	Veracruz	Mexico	City	47000 people	130 km
Ojo de Agua	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	130 km
Jáltipan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	30000 people	131 km
Los Tigres	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
San Clemente	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
Jianipilas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	133 km
La Libertad	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	136 km
Paredón Viejo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	137 km
Minatitlán	Veracruz	Mexico	City	150000 people	138 km
Cosoleacaque	Veracruz	Mexico	City	20000 people	139 km
Uralla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	139 km
Chinameca	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	7100 people	140 km
Mexcalapa	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	141 km
Platanar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	142 km
Ayutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	142 km
Arenal	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	142 km
Tonalá	Chiapas	Mexico	City	32000 people	144 km
San Carlos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	144 km
Barrancas	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	148 km
Chapopotla	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	148 km
Arista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	148 km
Cuichapa	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
Minzapan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	151 km
Barranca Pelona	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	151 km
Playa Vicente	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	7700 people	152 km
El Plan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	152 km
Juan Enríquez	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	152 km
Nanchital	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	26000 people	153 km
Hueyapan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	3500 people	153 km
Nopalapan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	155 km
Rodriquez Clara	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	157 km
Coatzacoalcos	Veracruz	Mexico	City	230000 people	160 km
Villa Azueta	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	166 km
Aqua Dulce	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	170 km
Palmarillo	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	170 km
Buenavista	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	177 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	177 km
San Francisco	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	180 km
Loma Bonita	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	30000 people	182 km
San Miguel	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	183 km
San Francisco	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	184 km
Tilapan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	184 km
Las Garzas	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	186 km
Alonzo Lázaro	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	192 km
Tuxtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	90000 people	195 km
Tlacojalpan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	4000 people	195 km
Oyozontle	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	197 km
Huimanguillo	Tabasco	Mexico	City	26000 people	197 km
Otatitlán	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	4500 people	197 km
Santa María Ecatepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	119 km
Mixistlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	128 km
Ayutla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	130 km
Llano de Cal	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	137 km
Hidalgo Yalalag	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	143 km
San Juan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	144 km
San Isidro Chacalapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	145 km
Santo Tomas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	145 km
Quiechapa	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
Guelavila	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
San Francisco Cajonos	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	150 km
Tabaá	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	150 km
Mitla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	7500 people	151 km
Zoogoche	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	151 km
El Carmen	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	154 km
Santa María	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	155 km
Mirador	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	156 km
Guelavia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	2900 people	156 km
Billar	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	157 km
Guivini	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	159 km
Tierra Nueva	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	159 km
Los Amates	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	159 km
San Pedro Mixtepec Miahuatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	159 km
La Polca	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	160 km
Santa María Zoquitlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	160 km
Rincon Antonio de Maza	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	161 km
Güila	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	161 km
Santa Catarina	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	162 km
Tlacolula de Matamoros	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	162 km
Ocozocoautla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	31000 people	163 km
Respingo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	164 km
Tenetze de Zaragoza	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	165 km
Pajapan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	7400 people	165 km
Villa Díaz Ordaz	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	165 km
Xanica	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	165 km
San Miguel del Puerto	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	166 km
El Valle	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	167 km
San Juan Yaé	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	167 km
Cayetano	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	168 km
Jobo Dulce	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	169 km
Chichacapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	169 km
Santa Ana	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	169 km
Ozolotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	170 km
Tangolunda	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	170 km
Teotitlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	173 km
Tecpatán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	4400 people	174 km
Progreso	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	174 km
Berriozaba	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	174 km
San Vicente	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	175 km
Sayula	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	176 km
Tres Picos	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	4900 people	176 km
La Esperanza	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	177 km
Tonalá	Tabasco	Mexico	Village	-	177 km
Macuilzochil	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	178 km
Guelaria	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	178 km
Eltipac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	178 km
Garita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	178 km
Tilquiapan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	179 km
Ixtlán de Juárez	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	179 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	179 km
San Pedro Amatlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	179 km
San Jerónimo Taviche	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	179 km
Santa Cruz Papalutia	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	180 km
Paxtlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	180 km
San Fernando	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	181 km
Magdalena Teitipac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3700 people	181 km
Minas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	182 km
Ohuilapan	Veracruz	Mexico	Village	-	183 km
Suchixtepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	183 km
Teran	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	184 km
Tierra Blanca	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	184 km
Jesús María	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	184 km
Santos	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	185 km
Villa Flores	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	185 km
Valle Nacional	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	6600 people	186 km
Villa Corzo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9100 people	186 km
San Pedro el Alto	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	187 km
Chiltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3300 people	187 km
San Andrés Tuxtla	Veracruz	Mexico	City	-	187 km
Ocotlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	13000 people	187 km
Altepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	188 km
Pueblo Viejo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	188 km
Miahuatlan	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	17000 people	188 km
Catemaco	Veracruz	Mexico	City	24000 people	189 km
Copalita	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	189 km
Bajo de Arenal	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	189 km
Coatecas Altas	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	190 km
Tlalixtac	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	6500 people	190 km
Copoya	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5300 people	190 km
Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Chiapas	Mexico	Major city	440000 people	190 km
Santiago Tuxtla	Veracruz	Mexico	City	16000 people	191 km
Luvina	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	192 km
Suchiapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	13000 people	193 km
Portaceli	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	193 km
Chicoasén	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	193 km
Cuixtla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	193 km
La Asunción Ocotlán	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	193 km
Coyotepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3100 people	194 km
Xitla	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	3500 people	195 km
Abejones	Oaxaca	Mexico	Village	-	195 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
Ixtepec	IZT	unknown				0	32 km
Ixtepec Military		50	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	40 km
Salina Cruz	SCX	23				0	70 km
Minatitlan Old		27				0	141 km
Minatitlan	MTT	40	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6800	151 km
Plan de Ayala		91				0	169 km
El Mendozal		69				0	172 km
Carlos A Carrillo		38				0	200 km
Lerdo de Tejada		40				0	213 km
Llano San Juan	TGZ	1052	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	164 km
Bahias de Huatulco International	HUX	143	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	183 km
Francisco Sarabia		579				0	183 km
Xoxocotlan	OAX	1528	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	197 km
Ciudad Aleman		61				0	204 km
Pochutla	PUH	unknown				0	206 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas		2341				0	252 km
Puerto Escondido	PXM	88	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	255 km
Capitan Carlos Perez	VSA	13	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	259 km
Ciudad Pemex		6				0	285 km
Las Bajadas	VER	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	296 km
Tlaxiaco		2045				0	301 km
San Antonio Copalar		1520				0	312 km
Cordoba		911				0	319 km
Palenque	PQM	61				0	321 km
Tehuacan	TCN	1679	Civ.	Paved	No	5500	329 km
Pinotepa Nacional	PNO	unknown				0	342 km
Tapachula		110				0	348 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	348 km
El Lencero	JAL	875	Civ.	Paved	No	5500	360 km
Ta lo de Soto		149				0	375 km
Tenosique		25				0	379 km
Ciudad del Carmen	CME	2	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	389 km
Huehuetenango	HUG	unknown				0	400 km
San Pedro Tabasco		46				0	413 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	424 km
Xam	XAM	unknown				0	446 km
Huejotsingo	PBC	2241	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11800	453 km
Juarez International	MEX	2238	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12900	531 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Salina Cruz	MXSCX	Mexico	75 km
Minatitlan	MXMTT	Mexico	136 km
Nanchital	MXNAN	Mexico	151 km
Coatzacoalcos	MXCOA	Mexico	159 km
Rabon Grande		Mexico	162 km
Puerto Angel		Mexico	213 km
Concepcion		Mexico	241 km
Alvarado	MXAVD	Mexico	242 km
Punta Escondida		Mexico	255 km
Dos Bocas	MXDBT	Mexico	274 km
Vera Cruz	MXVER	Mexico	299 km
Frontera	MXFRN	Mexico	310 km
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	350 km
Ciudad Del Carmen	MXCME	Mexico	384 km
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	423 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	468 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Presidente Benito Juarez	Tehuantepec	1961	65 km
Malpaso	Netzahualcoyotl	Grijalva	1964	145 km
	Penitas	Grijalva	1985	170 km
	Manuel Moreno Torres	Grijalva	1980	192 km
Miguel de la Madrid	Cerro de Oro	Santo Domingo	1991	199 km
Angostura	La Angostura	Grijalva	1974	230 km
	El Portillo	Cuxtepeques	1980	230 km
Presa Miguel Aleman	Presidente Aleman Temascal	Rio Tonto	1955	231 km
	Yosocuta	Huajuapan	1969	329 km
	Manuel Avila Camacho	Atoyac	1946	415 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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