M 4.7 in Costa Rica on 05 Mar 2014 21:15 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: 34.27 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.2058 , -85.3464
Event Date: 05 Mar 2014 21:15 UTC
05 Mar 2014 15:15 Local
Exposed Population:
659295 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Mar 2014 22:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1043027 0 05 Mar 2014 21:15 4.7M, 34.27km N/A 660 thousand (in 100km) 01:06 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 Guanacaste (population 226,557) . The nearest places are San Jos�, and Caballito.

Radius Population
100 km 660000 people
75 km 440000 people
50 km 260000 people
20 km 43000 people
10 km 12000 people
5 km 2100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guanacaste Costa Rica 230000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Caballito Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 3 km
San Jos� San Jos� Costa Rica Capital 330000 people 142 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
Playa Samara PLD unknown 9 km
Nicoya Guanacaste NCT unknown 13 km
Nicoya 120 14 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puntarenas CRPAS Costa Rica 61 km
Caldera CRCAL Costa Rica 77 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Arenal Arenal Arenal 1978 71 km

More information

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