M 4.5 in Nicaragua on 11 Jun 2016 09:25 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.8742 , -87.0057
Event Date: 11 Jun 2016 09:25 UTC
11 Jun 2016 03:25 Local
Exposed Population:
1830126 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us200063sv
Inserted at: 11 Jun 2016 09:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200063sv 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
1130841 0 11 Jun 2016 09:25 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:28 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 Chinandega (population 364,428) . The nearest places are Managua, Tegucigalpa, Los �ngeles, Olomega, Puerto Moraz�n, La Canoa, San Miguelito, El Para�so, El Puente, San Ram�n, and Mokor�n.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 790000 people
20 km 48000 people
10 km 9300 people
5 km 2000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chinandega Nicaragua 360000 people
Choluteca Honduras 360000 people
Leon Nicaragua 380000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Canoa Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 8 km
Mokor�n Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 8 km
El Puente Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 9 km
San Ram�n Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 12 km
Cayanlipe Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 12 km
Los �ngeles Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 14 km
San Miguelito Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 15 km
El Para�so Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 16 km
Puerto Moraz�n Chinandega Nicaragua Village 5500 people 18 km
Delicias Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 18 km
Olomega Chinandega Nicaragua Village - 19 km
Managua Managua Nicaragua Capital 970000 people 111 km
Tegucigalpa Francisco Moraz�n Honduras Capital 850000 people 141 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
Fanor Urroz 100 47 km
San Lorenzo 20 83 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Corinto NICIO Nicaragua 44 km
Puerto Sandino NIPSN Nicaragua 76 km
San Lorenzo HNSLO Honduras 79 km

More information

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