M 4.7 in Nicaragua on 06 Sep 2012 09:07 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: 228.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.7058 , -85.8154
Event Date: 06 Sep 2012 09:07 UTC
06 Sep 2012 03:07 Local
Exposed Population:
2560000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cgnh
Inserted at: 06 Sep 2012 09:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cgnh 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
119391 0.5 06 Sep 2012 09:07 4.7M, 228.6km N/A 2.6 million (in 100km) 00:47 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 Rivas (population 165,224) . The nearest places are Managua, and El Carmen.

Radius Population
100 km 2.6 million people
75 km 2.2 million people
50 km 780000 people
20 km 24000 people
10 km 2500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Rivas Nicaragua 170000 people
Granada Nicaragua 180000 people
Chontales Nicaragua 140000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
El Carmen Granada Nicaragua Village - 4 km
Managua Managua Nicaragua Capital 970000 people 70 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
Augusto Cesar Sandino International MGA 59 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 62 km
Montelimar 30 77 km
Los Brasiles 80 Civ. Paved No 3200 79 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Juan Del Sur NISJS Nicaragua 51 km
Puerto Masachapa Nicaragua 78 km

More information

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