M 4.5 in Costa Rica on 05 Jun 2016 21:20 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: 4.5M
Depth: 23.18 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.5273 , -82.9414
Event Date: 05 Jun 2016 21:20 UTC
05 Jun 2016 15:20 Local
Exposed Population:
639981 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000628g
Inserted at: 05 Jun 2016 21:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000628g 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
1130314 0 05 Jun 2016 21:20 4.5M, 23.18km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 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 David, Bocas del Toro, Plaza Canoas, Finca Palma, Finca 41, Puerto Amoroso, Finca Tamarindo, Gloria, Josecito, Colorado, and Finca 50-51.

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 560000 people
50 km 320000 people
20 km 80000 people
10 km 25000 people
5 km 5300 people
2 km 2200 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
Colorado Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 2 km
Puerto Amoroso Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 3 km
Gloria Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 6 km
Finca el Clavo Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 6 km
Josecito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 7 km
Finca Caimito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 7 km
Finca Palma Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 8 km
Finca Tamarindo Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 8 km
Canaza Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 9 km
Coloradito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 9 km
Plaza Canoas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 10 km
Finca 41 Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 10 km
Finca 50-51 Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 10 km
David Chiriqu� Panama Major city 83000 people 57 km
Bocas del Toro Bocas del Toro Panama Major city 3400 people 117 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 9 km
Finca 63 11 Civ. Paved No 3200 19 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Golfito CRGLF Costa Rica 27 km
Puerto Armuelles PAAML Panama 29 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Fortuna n/a 80 km

More information

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