M 4.7 in Costa Rica on 12 Feb 2014 20:38 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.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 21.15 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.66 , -84.75
Event Date: 12 Feb 2014 20:38 UTC
12 Feb 2014 14:38 Local
Exposed Population:
2938919 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Feb 2014 20:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1041542 0.1 12 Feb 2014 20:38 4.7M, 21.15km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 1d 00:01 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 Costa Rica , Province of Puntarenas (population 384,746) . The nearest places are San José, and Herradura.

Radius Population
100 km 2.9 million people
75 km 940000 people
50 km 180000 people
20 km 5000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Puntarenas Costa Rica 380000 people
San Jose Costa Rica 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Herradura Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 13 km
San José San José Costa Rica Capital 330000 people 80 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
Tambor TMU unknown 31 km
Chacarita 2 Civ. Paved No 4900 38 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Caldera CRCAL Costa Rica 29 km
Puntarenas CRPAS Costa Rica 37 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Arenal Arenal Arenal 1978 92 km

More information

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