M 4.6 in Costa Rica on 10 Oct 2014 10:52 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: 4.6M
Depth: 18.11 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.5 , -83.02
Event Date: 10 Oct 2014 10:52 UTC
10 Oct 2014 04:52 Local
Exposed Population:
620512 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 10 Oct 2014 11:18 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
1062021 0 10 Oct 2014 10:52 4.6M, 18.11km N/A 620 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
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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 Finca Tamarindo, Finca Caimito, Puerto Amoroso, Pueblo Nuevo, Finca Naranjo, Laurel, Colorado, Conte, Finca Cocos, and Caracol.

Radius Population
100 km 670000 people
75 km 570000 people
50 km 300000 people
20 km 78000 people
10 km 19000 people
5 km 4200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Puntarenas Costa Rica 380000 people
Chiriqui Panama 390000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Finca Tamarindo Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 6 km
Finca Caimito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 6 km
Puerto Amoroso Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 7 km
Pueblo Nuevo Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 7 km
Finca Naranjo Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 7 km
Laurel Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 7 km
Colorado Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 8 km
Conte Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 9 km
Finca Cocos Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 9 km
Caracol Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 10 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
Coto 47 OTR 8 Civ. Paved No 3200 12 km
Finca 63 11 Civ. Paved No 3200 20 km
Puerto Armuelles 13 0 28 km
Golfito GLF 15 Civ. Paved No 4500 28 km
Puerto Jimenez PJM unknown 0 36 km
San Vito de Java TOO 984 Civ. Paved No 3200 37 km
Las Tierras Altas 1524 0 46 km
Enrique Malek International DAV 27 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 61 km
Gualaca 152 0 74 km
Palmar Sur PMZ 15 Civ. Paved No 4500 74 km
Nuevo Palmar Sur 5 0 74 km
Buenos Aires BAI 370 Civ. Paved No 3100 84 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Golfito CRGLF Costa Rica 25 km
Puerto Armuelles PAAML Panama 27 km
Puerto Jimenez Costa Rica 35 km
Pedregal PAPED Panama 62 km
Parida Island Panama 81 km
Robal Panama 98 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Fortuna n/a 85 km

More information

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