M 4.7 in Nicaragua on 13 Jun 2016 10:36 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: 34.14 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.7631 , -87.3888
Event Date: 13 Jun 2016 10:36 UTC
13 Jun 2016 04:36 Local
Exposed Population:
352186 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000642e
Inserted at: 13 Jun 2016 12:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000642e 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
1131035 0 13 Jun 2016 10:36 4.7M, 34.14km N/A 350 thousand (in 100km) 01:44 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 350000 people
75 km no 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 Chinandega 360000 people
Nicaragua Managua 1.1 million people
Nicaragua Carazo 170000 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
Fanor Urroz 100 93 km
Montelimar 30 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Corinto NICIO Nicaragua 83 km
Puerto Sandino NIPSN Nicaragua 85 km

More information

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