Overall Green Earthquake alert in Near Coast Of Nicaragua on 24 Jan 2020 23:44 UTC

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M 4.8 in Near Coast Of Nicaragua on 24 Jan 2020 23:44 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:	4.8M
Depth:	53.84 Km
Lat/Lon:	11.3796 , -86.6412
Event Date:	24 Jan 2020 23:44 UTC 24 Jan 2020 17:44 Local
Exposed Population:	2130000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us60007f9k
Inserted at:	25 Jan 2020 00:04 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.3 (Nicaragua)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Nicaragua= 5.3; Costa Rica= 2.7

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us60007f9k	Scaled population (vector)	5.54
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	-1
	INFORM_normalised	1.02

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1292152		0	24 Jan 2020 23:44	4.8M, 53.84km	N/A	2.1 million (in 100km)		00:19	NEIC

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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 Carazo (population 165,350) . The nearest places are Casares, Boquita, Ahuchuetes, Huiste, Loma Alegre, Masachapa, Amayito, Veracruz, Tecomapa, El Tamarindo, and Managua.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.1 million people
75 km	270000 people
50 km	20000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Carazo	Nicaragua	170000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	1.1 million people
Rivas	Nicaragua	170000 people
Granada	Nicaragua	180000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	380000 people
Masaya	Nicaragua	250000 people
Guanacaste	Costa Rica	230000 people
Chontales	Nicaragua	140000 people
Boaco	Nicaragua	130000 people
Chinandega	Nicaragua	360000 people
Alajuela	Costa Rica	580000 people
Matagalpa	Nicaragua	350000 people
Rio San Juan	Nicaragua	57000 people
Esteli	Nicaragua	190000 people
Choluteca	Honduras	360000 people
Jinotega	Nicaragua	190000 people
Madriz	Nicaragua	98000 people
Zelaya	Nicaragua	330000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	380000 people
Nueva Segovia	Nicaragua	130000 people
Valle	Honduras	140000 people
El Paraiso	Honduras	280000 people
La Union	El Salvador	370000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	510000 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	460000 people
Francisco Morazan	Honduras	1000000 people
Heredia	Costa Rica	300000 people
Morazan	El Salvador	250000 people
San Jose	Costa Rica	1.2 million people
La Paz	Honduras	130000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	230000 people
La Paz	El Salvador	310000 people
Comayagua	Honduras	270000 people
Olancho	Honduras	340000 people
Limon	Costa Rica	260000 people
Cartago	Costa Rica	350000 people
Intibuca	Honduras	150000 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	210000 people
Lempira	Honduras	210000 people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	230000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	490000 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	1.2 million people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	270000 people
Yoro	Honduras	400000 people
Santa Barbara	Honduras	310000 people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	400000 people
Ocotepeque	Honduras	89000 people
Cortes	Honduras	800000 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	520000 people
Gracias a Dios	Honduras	42000 people
Copan	Honduras	260000 people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	300000 people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	430000 people
Colon	Honduras	150000 people
Chiquimula	Guatemala	290000 people
Atlantida	Honduras	410000 people
Bocas del Toro	Panama	100000 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	330000 people
Zacapa	Guatemala	200000 people
Jalapa	Guatemala	230000 people
Izabal	Guatemala	330000 people
Chiriqui	Panama	390000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Casares	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	43 km
Boquita	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	44 km
Ahuchuetes	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	44 km
Huiste	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	45 km
Loma Alegre	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	46 km
Masachapa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	47 km
Amayito	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	50 km
Veracruz	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	50 km
Tecomapa	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	51 km
El Tamarindo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	53 km
La Piñuela	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	53 km
El Rosario	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	3000 people	55 km
El Zapote	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	56 km
Las Salinas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	56 km
San Rafael	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	56 km
El Abejonal	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	57 km
La Cholpa	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	58 km
San Bartolo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	59 km
El Caimito	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	59 km
Apompuá	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	59 km
San Juan	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	59 km
Las Delicias	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	61 km
Santa Teresa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	5700 people	62 km
Los Gutiérrez	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	62 km
La Flor	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	63 km
La Pita	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	63 km
El Brasil	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	64 km
El Golfo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	64 km
Las Cabras	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	66 km
Santa Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	67 km
Salamina	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	67 km
El Gigante	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	67 km
El Guapinolar	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	68 km
Carlos Fonseca Amador	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	68 km
Diriamba	Carazo	Nicaragua	City	34000 people	68 km
La Camaroncita	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	68 km
Cuascoto	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	69 km
La Pintada	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	69 km
Las Marías	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	70 km
Managua	Managua	Nicaragua	Capital	970000 people	94 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
Montelimar		30				0	49 km
Los Brasiles		80	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	95 km
Augusto Cesar Sandino International	MGA	59	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Masachapa		Nicaragua	48 km
San Juan Del Sur	NISJS	Nicaragua	85 km
Puerto Sandino	NIPSN	Nicaragua	91 km

More information

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