M 6.1 in Costa Rica on 12 May 2019 19:24 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: 19 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.6091 , -82.8387
Event Date: 12 May 2019 19:24 UTC
12 May 2019 13:24 Local
Exposed Population: About 3000 people in MMI
750000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70003k3p
Inserted at: 13 May 2019 19:31 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4 (Panama)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Panama= 4; Costa Rica= 2.7

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 0.6
us70003k3p Scaled population (raster) 2.59  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.87  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1259990 0 12 May 2019 19:24 6.1M, 37.26km 5.42 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:21 NEIC
1259996 0.6 12 May 2019 19:24 6.1M, 19km 6.52 3 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:07 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 ,of Puntarenas (population 31,507) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
3200 people
150000 people
340000 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1259990 8.692/-82.768 6.1 37.3 5.425 12 May 2019 19:45 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1259996 8.692/-82.768 6.1 37.3 5.425 12 May 2019 20:41 01:16 (new episode)
3 0 1259996 8.609/-82.839 6.1 19.0 6.114 12 May 2019 20:42 01:17 (upd of #2)
4 0 1259996 8.609/-82.839 6.1 19.0 5.964 12 May 2019 21:27 02:02 (upd of #3)
5 0.6 1259996 8.609/-82.839 6.1 19.0 6.523 13 May 2019 19:31 1d 00:07 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Puntarenas Costa Rica 61000 people
Chiriqui Panama 84000 people
Puntarenas Costa Rica 65000 people
Chiriqui Panama 260000 people
Puntarenas Costa Rica 21000 people
Chiriqui Panama 36000 people
Bocas del Toro Panama 4000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Capacho Chiriquí Panama Village - 8 km
Alto de Gariché Chiriquí Panama Village - 11 km
Neily Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 12 km
Cueta Chiriquí Panama Village - 13 km
La Cuesta Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 14 km
Plaza de Caisán Chiriquí Panama Village - 15 km
Divala Chiriquí Panama Village - 15 km
Italcancori Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 16 km
Mirador Chiriquí Panama Village - 16 km
Cerrón Chiriquí Panama Village - 17 km
Santo Domingo Chiriquí Panama Village 1200 people 18 km
Progreso Chiriquí Panama Village 2100 people 18 km
El Alto de Escárrea Chiriquí Panama Village - 21 km
Unión Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 23 km
La Esperanza Chiriquí Panama Village - 23 km
Davalá Chiriquí Panama Village - 26 km
San Bartolo Chiriquí Panama Village - 32 km
Puerto Armuelles Chiriquí Panama Village 19000 people 37 km
Sereno Chiriquí Panama Village - 23 km
Sabalito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 24 km
La Planta Chiriquí Panama Village - 25 km
Concepción Chiriquí Panama City - 26 km
Linda Vista Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 27 km
Florida Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 29 km
El Hato del Volcán Chiriquí Panama Village - 29 km
Sitio Lázaro Chiriquí Panama Village - 31 km
Boquerón Chiriquí Panama Village 3100 people 32 km
Aguas Claras Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 32 km
Golfito Puntarenas Costa Rica Village 6700 people 36 km
Potrerillos Chiriquí Panama Village - 37 km
Guaria Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 38 km
Alanje Chiriquí Panama Village 1300 people 38 km
Potrerillos Arriba Chiriquí Panama Village 1000 people 40 km
Dolega Chiriquí Panama Village 1600 people 46 km
David Chiriquí Panama Major city 83000 people 49 km
Caldera Chiriquí Panama Village - 50 km
Pedregal Chiriquí Panama Village 16000 people 52 km
Quebrada Corotú Chiriquí Panama Village - 53 km
Silla de Pando Chiriquí Panama Village - 30 km
Cerro Punta Chiriquí Panama Village 3000 people 39 km
Chumbaga Chiriquí Panama Village - 41 km
Sabanilla Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 45 km
Piedras Blancas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 48 km
Boquete Chiriquí Panama City 6000 people 48 km
Punto Jimenez Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 52 km
Maguey Chiriquí Panama Village - 53 km
Las Vueltas Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 54 km
Potrero Grande Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 55 km
Paja de Sombrero Chiriquí Panama Village - 58 km
Tallo Chiriquí Panama Village - 59 km
Gualaca Chiriquí Panama Village 2700 people 60 km
Puerto Real Bocas del Toro Panama Village - 61 km
Chiriquí Chiriquí Panama Village - 62 km
Venecia Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 63 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Coto 47 OTR 8 Civ. Paved No 3200 14 km
Puerto Armuelles 13 0 38 km
Finca 63 11 Civ. Paved No 3200 25 km
Las Tierras Altas 1524 0 26 km
San Vito de Java TOO 984 Civ. Paved No 3200 27 km
Golfito GLF 15 Civ. Paved No 4500 38 km
Enrique Malek International DAV 27 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 51 km
Puerto Jimenez PJM unknown 0 51 km
Gualaca 152 0 58 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Armuelles PAAML Panama 37 km
Golfito CRGLF Costa Rica 36 km
Pedregal PAPED Panama 52 km
Puerto Jimenez Costa Rica 46 km

More information

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