M 4.6 in Nicaragua on 24 Feb 2016 00:38 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: 4.6M
Depth: 42.02 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.6011 , -87.2691
Event Date: 24 Feb 2016 00:38 UTC
23 Feb 2016 18:38 Local
Exposed Population:
308870 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Feb 2016 04:30 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
1120415 0 24 Feb 2016 00:38 4.6M, 42.02km N/A 310 thousand (in 100km) 03:51 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 Nicaragua , Department of Leon (population 379,838) .

Radius Population
100 km 310000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Nicaragua Leon 380000 people
Nicaragua Managua 1.1 million people
Nicaragua Carazo 170000 people
Nicaragua Chinandega 360000 people
Nicaragua Masaya 250000 people

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
Montelimar 30 81 km
Fanor Urroz 100 97 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Masachapa Nicaragua 79 km
Puerto Sandino NIPSN Nicaragua 82 km

More information

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