M 6.1 in Costa Rica on 17 Aug 2018 23:22 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: 6.1M
Depth: 15.92 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.7935 , -83.1363
Event Date: 17 Aug 2018 23:22 UTC
17 Aug 2018 17:22 Local
Exposed Population: About 3000 people in MMI
880000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000gc0k
Inserted at: 18 Aug 2018 00:28 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4 (Costa Rica)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Panama= 4; Costa Rica= 2.7

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000gc0k Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.71  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1224509 0 17 Aug 2018 23:22 6M, 19.1km 5.26 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 NEIC
1224520 0 17 Aug 2018 23:22 6.1M, 15.92km 5.72 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:05 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 Bajo Cedros, Villa Briceño, Finca Lupita, Finca Playas, Guaria, El Alto, Finca Achiotal, Valle Bonito, Gamba, Piedras Blancas, and David.

Radius Population
100 km 880000 people
75 km 450000 people
50 km 240000 people
20 km 38000 people
10 km 4800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 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
Bajo Cedros Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 5 km
Villa Briceño Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 8 km
Finca Lupita Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 9 km
Finca Playas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 10 km
Guaria Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 10 km
El Alto Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 10 km
Finca Achiotal Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 10 km
Valle Bonito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 11 km
Gamba Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 11 km
Piedras Blancas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 12 km
Kilometro 29 Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 12 km
Bolsa Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 12 km
Bajo Bonita Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 13 km
Finca Limon Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 13 km
Alto Garrote Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 13 km
Limoncito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 14 km
Finca Alajuela Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 14 km
Río Claro Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 15 km
Finca Nubes Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 15 km
Sabanilla Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 16 km
Naranjal Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 16 km
Finca Heredia Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 16 km
Finca Rio Claro Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 16 km
Jabillo Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 17 km
Santa Clara Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 17 km
La Fila Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 17 km
Golfito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village 6700 people 17 km
Laja Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 17 km
Bajo Reyes Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 17 km
Esquinas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 17 km
Guácimo Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 18 km
El Danto Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 18 km
Tablas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 18 km
Finca Silencio Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 18 km
Fila Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 18 km
Linda Vista Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 18 km
San Vito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village 4000 people 18 km
Boca Limon Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 18 km
Laguna Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Bajo Venado Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Finca Tres Rios Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Finca San Jose Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Tigre Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Las Vueltas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Coto Brus Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Caracol Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Pastate Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Finca Venecia Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 19 km
Finca Runtarenas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
Las Cruces Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
Finca 60-61 Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
Finca Cartago Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
Aguas Claras Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
Piedra Pintada Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
Mesas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
Coto Independiente Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
El Barrantes Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
Finca Bonita Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 20 km
Baja Nancito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 21 km
Purruia Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 21 km
Finca Copabuena Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 21 km
Alto Cacao Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 21 km
Colonia Gutierrez Braun Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 21 km
Dos Rios Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 21 km
La Junta Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 21 km
Los Angeles Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 21 km
Finca 56-57 Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 22 km
Agua Buena Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 22 km
Mona Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 22 km
Lourdes Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 22 km
Bajo Chontales Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 22 km
Chánguena Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 22 km
San Raman Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Italcancori Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Villa Colón Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Santa Rosa Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Esperanza Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Campo Dos Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Campo Tres Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Las Brisas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Finca Amargura Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Sabalito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
Potrero Grande Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 25 km
Campo Dos y Medio Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 25 km
Canas Gordas Chiriquí Panama Village - 25 km
Unión Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 25 km
Venecia Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 25 km
Curré Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 25 km
Playitas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 25 km
Alto Ángeles Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 26 km
Colonia Coto Brus Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 26 km
Carmen Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 26 km
Puerto Escondido Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 26 km
Poma Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 26 km
Trenzas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 26 km
Florida Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 26 km
Villa Neily Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 27 km
Baja Grapa Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 27 km
Florida Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 27 km
Finca 50-51 Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 27 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
Golfito GLF 15 Civ. Paved No 4500 16 km
Finca 63 11 Civ. Paved No 3200 17 km
San Vito de Java TOO 984 Civ. Paved No 3200 20 km
Coto 47 OTR 8 Civ. Paved No 3200 28 km
Puerto Jimenez PJM unknown 0 34 km
Palmar Sur PMZ 15 Civ. Paved No 4500 40 km
Nuevo Palmar Sur 5 0 43 km
Buenos Aires BAI 370 Civ. Paved No 3100 46 km
Las Tierras Altas 1524 0 52 km
Puerto Armuelles 13 0 65 km
Enrique Malek International DAV 27 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 89 km
Gualaca 152 0 95 km
Finca 67 9 0 100 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Golfito CRGLF Costa Rica 19 km
Puerto Jimenez Costa Rica 21 km
Puerto Armuelles PAAML Panama 65 km
Dominical Costa Rica 90 km
Pedregal PAPED Panama 91 km
Almirante PAPAM Panama 98 km
Robal Panama 100 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Fortuna n/a 98 km

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