M 4.6 in Nicaragua on 30 Oct 2012 12:53 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: 87.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.5542 , -87.961
Event Date: 30 Oct 2012 12:53 UTC
30 Oct 2012 06:53 Local
Exposed Population:
610000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dhcq
Inserted at: 30 Oct 2012 13:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dhcq 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
120593 0.5 30 Oct 2012 12:53 4.6M, 87.8km N/A 610 thousand (in 100km) 00:36 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 Chinandega (population 364,428) . The nearest places are Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, and Managua.

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 67000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chinandega Nicaragua 360000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Salvador San Salvador El Salvador Capital 520000 people 185 km
Tegucigalpa Francisco Morazán Honduras Capital 850000 people 189 km
Managua Managua Nicaragua Capital 970000 people 189 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
Tamarindo 3 67 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Corinto NICIO Nicaragua 85 km
La Union SVLUN El Salvador 87 km

More information

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