M 4.6 in Costa Rica on 30 Jun 2016 10:34 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: 36.02 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.8696 , -86.3809
Event Date: 30 Jun 2016 10:34 UTC
30 Jun 2016 04:34 Local
Exposed Population:
215871 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10005yni
Inserted at: 30 Jun 2016 11:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10005yni 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
1132522 0 30 Jun 2016 10:34 4.6M, 36.02km N/A 220 thousand (in 100km) 00:40 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 Guanacaste (population 226,557) .

Radius Population
100 km 220000 people
75 km 20000 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
Costa Rica Guanacaste 230000 people
Nicaragua Rivas 170000 people
Nicaragua Carazo 170000 people
Nicaragua Granada 180000 people
Nicaragua Managua 1.1 million people
Costa Rica Alajuela 580000 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
Cabo Velas 10 81 km
Flamingo FMG unknown 83 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Juan Del Sur NISJS Nicaragua 71 km

More information

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