M 7.3 in Nicaragua on 14 Oct 2014 03:51 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.3M
Depth: 40 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.58 , -88.05
Event Date: 14 Oct 2014 03:51 UTC
13 Oct 2014 21:51 Local
Exposed Population: 1060000 people in MMI
960000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Oct 2014 04:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 1.5 0.1 1.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.15m  
  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
1062327 0.5 14 Oct 2014 03:51 7.2M, 76km N/A 370 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 02:04) 00:06 GEOFON
1062336 0.6 14 Oct 2014 03:51 7.4M, 21.9km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 0.7m (at 00:54) 00:17 NEIC
1062341 0.5 14 Oct 2014 03:51 7.4M, 70.54km N/A 960 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:34) 00:23 NEIC
1062349 1.5 14 Oct 2014 03:51 7.3M, 40km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 00:30) 00:53 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 960000 people
75 km 77000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Nicaragua Chinandega 360000 people
El Salvador La Union 370000 people
El Salvador San Miguel 510000 people
El Salvador Usulutan 460000 people
Honduras Valle 140000 people
Honduras Choluteca 360000 people
Nicaragua Leon 380000 people
El Salvador Morazan 250000 people

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 64 km
El Papalon 68 94 km
La Carrera 52 95 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
La Union SVLUN El Salvador 84 km
Amapala HNAMP Honduras 89 km

More information

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