M 5.1 in Costa Rica on 03 Jul 2016 02:16 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.5711 , -85.0185
Event Date: 03 Jul 2016 02:16 UTC
02 Jul 2016 20:16 Local
Exposed Population:
1043612 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10005zjh
Inserted at: 03 Jul 2016 02:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10005zjh 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
1132740 0 03 Jul 2016 02:16 5.1M, 10km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:19 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) . The nearest places are San Jos�, �ngeles, Guadalajara, Palmira, Piedras, Tejona, Aguacate, Hda Montecristo, Naranjos Agrios, Ranchitos, and Bajo Paires.

Radius Population
100 km 1 million people
75 km 610000 people
50 km 230000 people
20 km 52000 people
10 km 9500 people
5 km 3900 people
2 km 2900 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guanacaste Costa Rica 230000 people
Alajuela Costa Rica 580000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bajo Paires Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 1 km
Hda Montecristo Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 4 km
Naranjos Agrios Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 5 km
Guadalajara Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 6 km
Piedras Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 6 km
Ranchitos Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 7 km
Palmira Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 8 km
Hacienda Tenorio Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 8 km
�ngeles Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 9 km
Tejona Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 9 km
Aguacate Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 9 km
San Jos� San Jos� Costa Rica Capital 330000 people 125 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
Las Canas LCS unknown 20 km
Upala UPL 56 35 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puntarenas CRPAS Costa Rica 70 km
Caldera CRCAL Costa Rica 81 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Arenal Arenal Arenal 1978 30 km

More information

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