Overall Green Volcanic eruption alert for Popocatepetl in Mexico from 19 May 2023 07:23 UTC to 23 May 2023 08:48 UTC

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Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Popocatepetl

in Mexico

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Popocatepetl is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Popocatepetl
Lat/Lon:	19.023 , -98.622
Event Date:	23 May 2023 08:48 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 640000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 27990000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	5
Population exposure index:	5
Inserted at:	23 May 2023 06:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	GDACS alert color	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		19 May 2023 07:23		WASHINGTON
2		23 May 2023 08:48		WASHINGTON

Exposed population

The eruption happened in Mexico , State of Puebla (population 4,487,672) . The nearest places are Tlamacas, Atlaula, Amecameca, Tochimizolco, Calpan, Texcala, Atlixco, San Jerónimo Tecuanipan, Atzacoaloya, Chiautzingo, and Jaltianguis.

Radius	Population
100 km	28 million people
75 km	17.9 million people
50 km	5.1 million people
30 km	640000 people
20 km	190000 people
10 km	2000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

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Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Puebla	Mexico	4.5 million people
Mexico	Mexico	10.7 million people
Morelos	Mexico	1.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tlamacas	Mexico	Mexico	Village	-	5 km
Atlaula	Mexico	Mexico	Village	-	16 km
Amecameca	México	Mexico	City	31000 people	17 km
Tochimizolco	Puebla	Mexico	City	-	18 km
Calpan	Puebla	Mexico	Village	9900 people	19 km
Texcala	Morelos	Mexico	Village	-	21 km
Atlixco	Puebla	Mexico	City	85000 people	23 km
San Jerónimo Tecuanipan	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	23 km
Atzacoaloya	México	Mexico	Village	-	24 km
Chiautzingo	Puebla	Mexico	City	7100 people	27 km
Tlalmanalco	México	Mexico	City	15000 people	27 km
Huejotzingo	Puebla	Mexico	City	22000 people	28 km
Juchitepec	México	Mexico	Village	15000 people	28 km
Santa Ana	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	29 km
Huaquechula	Puebla	Mexico	Village	3300 people	30 km
Yacapitztla	Morelos	Mexico	Village	-	30 km
Acteopan	Morelos	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Atlatlahucan	Morelos	Mexico	Village	7400 people	31 km
Tlaltenango	Puebla	Mexico	Village	5800 people	34 km
Cholula	Puebla	Mexico	City	150000 people	34 km
Tlahuapan	Puebla	Mexico	Village	7500 people	34 km
Texmelucan	Puebla	Mexico	City	75000 people	35 km
Tlalancaleca	Puebla	Mexico	Village	10000 people	35 km
Acatepec	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	35 km
Limones	Morelos	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
Asunción	México	Mexico	Village	-	37 km
Amayuca	Morelos	Mexico	Village	5000 people	38 km
Ocotlán	Puebla	Mexico	Village	9300 people	38 km
Tepeojuma	Puebla	Mexico	Village	5100 people	38 km
Chalico	Mexico	Mexico	City	-	39 km
Cuautla	Morelos	Mexico	City	140000 people	40 km
Chalma	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	41 km
Tlalnepantla	Morelos	Mexico	Village	3700 people	42 km
Acuautla	México	Mexico	Village	22000 people	42 km
Cocoyoc	Morelos	Mexico	Village	9700 people	42 km
Jonacatepec	Morelos	Mexico	Village	8200 people	42 km
Ixtacuistla	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	-	43 km
Calmeca	Puebla	Mexico	Village	4900 people	43 km
Puebla	Puebla	Mexico	Major city	1.4 million people	44 km
Jalapexco	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	44 km
Tenancingo	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	11000 people	46 km
Milpa Alta	Distrito Federal	Mexico	Village	-	46 km
Anenecuilco	Morelos	Mexico	Village	10000 people	47 km
Huactzinco	Tlaxcala	Mexico	City	-	47 km
Chapulco	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Axutla	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Tlahuac	Distrito Federal	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Izúcar de Matamoros	Puebla	Mexico	City	-	49 km
Miltepec	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Yautepec	Morelos	Mexico	City	41000 people	50 km
Tlacatenco	Morelos	Mexico	Village	-	50 km
Tepoztlán	Morelos	Mexico	City	15000 people	50 km
Teopantlán	Puebla	Mexico	Village	3600 people	51 km
San Bartolo	Distrito Federal	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Tlaxcala	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Major city	83000 people	52 km
Chicoloapan	México	Mexico	Village	83000 people	52 km
San José	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Coatlinchán	México	Mexico	Village	20000 people	53 km
Tepalcingo	Morelos	Mexico	City	12000 people	54 km
Huitchila	Morelos	Mexico	Village	-	54 km
Santa Catarina	México	Mexico	Village	-	55 km
Ayutla	Puebla	Mexico	Village	6700 people	55 km
Tetlanohca	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	-	56 km
Chietla	Puebla	Mexico	Village	6800 people	57 km
Canoa	Puebla	Mexico	Village	14000 people	57 km
Hueyotlipan	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	4800 people	57 km
Huehuetlan	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
Aztahuacan	Distrito Federal	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Santa Ana	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	-	58 km
Las Minas	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Axochiapan	Morelos	Mexico	Village	18000 people	59 km
Ahuehuetzingo	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Tlaltizapán	Morelos	Mexico	Village	9800 people	60 km
Amozac	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Tecopilco	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Xaltocan	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	4500 people	62 km
Emiliano Zapata	Morelos	Mexico	Village	37000 people	63 km
Alpatláhuac	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
El Limón	Morelos	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Ánimas	Morelos	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
Calpulalpan	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	29000 people	64 km
Tepetlaoxtoc	México	Mexico	Village	5700 people	65 km
Ajusco	Distrito Federal	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Cuernavaca	Morelos	Mexico	Major city	340000 people	65 km
Zoquiapa	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Coatzingo	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Apizaco	Tlaxcala	Mexico	City	46000 people	67 km
Guadalupe	Tlaxcala	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Amales	Puebla	Mexico	Village	-	67 km
Tlancualpicán	Puebla	Mexico	Village	4100 people	68 km
Huitzilac	Morelos	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
Ciudad de México	Distrito Federal	Mexico	Capital	8.5 million people	69 km
Jaltianguis	Puebla	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
Huejotsingo	PBC	2241	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11800	30 km
Juarez International	MEX	2238	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12900	66 km
Cuernavaca	CVJ	1280	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	71 km
Tlaxcala		2500				0	74 km
Santa Lucia	NLU	2240				0	91 km
Atizapan	AZP	2475				0	93 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Manuel Avila Camacho	Atoyac	1946	55 km
San Jose Atlangatepec	Zahuapan	1959	74 km
Madin	Tlalnepantla	1976	88 km
Guadalupe	Cuautitla	1968	95 km

Nuclear plants

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

More information

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