M 4.5 in Costa Rica from 22 Jun 2021 10:41 UTC to 10:41

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: 4.5M
Depth: 34.29 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.4522 , -86.1914
Event Date: 22 Jun 2021 10:41 UTC
22 Jun 2021 04:41 Local
Exposed Population:
260000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000ef5y
Inserted at: 22 Jun 2021 11:20 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
us7000ef5y Scaled population (vector) 4.92  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -1  
  INFORM_normalised 1.02  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1381873 0 22 Jun 2021 10:41 4.5M, 34.29km N/A 260 thousand (in 100km) 00:38 NEIC
1383005 0 22 Jun 2021 10:41 4.6M, 22.38km N/A 250 thousand (in 100km) 6d 20:31 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 , Province of Guanacaste (population 226,557) . The nearest places are Refundores, Brasilito, Santa Rosa, Potrero, Huacas, Matapalo, Pinilla, Plazuela, Portegolpe, Tempate, and Santa Cruz.

Radius Population
100 km 260000 people
75 km 100000 people
50 km 10000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guanacaste Costa Rica 230000 people
Rivas Nicaragua 170000 people
Alajuela Costa Rica 580000 people
Carazo Nicaragua 170000 people
Puntarenas Costa Rica 380000 people
Granada Nicaragua 180000 people
Rio San Juan Nicaragua 57000 people
Chontales Nicaragua 140000 people
Managua Nicaragua 1.1 million people
Masaya Nicaragua 250000 people
Boaco Nicaragua 130000 people
Leon Nicaragua 380000 people
San Jose Costa Rica 1.2 million people
Heredia Costa Rica 300000 people
Zelaya Nicaragua 330000 people
Matagalpa Nicaragua 350000 people
Chinandega Nicaragua 360000 people
Cartago Costa Rica 350000 people
Limon Costa Rica 260000 people
Esteli Nicaragua 190000 people
Jinotega Nicaragua 190000 people
Choluteca Honduras 360000 people
Madriz Nicaragua 98000 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
Bocas del Toro Panama 100000 people
Morazan El Salvador 250000 people
La Paz Honduras 130000 people
Olancho Honduras 340000 people
Chiriqui Panama 390000 people
San Vicente El Salvador 230000 people
La Paz El Salvador 310000 people
Comayagua Honduras 270000 people
Intibuca Honduras 150000 people
Cabanas El Salvador 210000 people
La Libertad El Salvador 490000 people
Cuscatlan El Salvador 230000 people
Lempira Honduras 210000 people
San Salvador El Salvador 1.2 million people
Chalatenango El Salvador 270000 people
Yoro Honduras 400000 people
Gracias a Dios Honduras 42000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Refundores Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 40 km
Brasilito Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 44 km
Santa Rosa Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 45 km
Potrero Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 46 km
Huacas Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 47 km
Matapalo Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 47 km
Pinilla Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 48 km
Plazuela Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 52 km
Portegolpe Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 52 km
Tempate Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 52 km
Paraíso Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 53 km
Coco Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 55 km
Caimito Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 55 km
Cartagena Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 57 km
Paso Hondo Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 59 km
Nacascolo Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 59 km
Panamá Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 60 km
Sardinal Guanacaste Costa Rica City 3300 people 60 km
Marbella Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 63 km
Lagunilla Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 63 km
Huacas Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 63 km
Cacao Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 65 km
Las Cañas Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 66 km
Iguanita Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 66 km
Hacienda Santa Elena Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 66 km
Belén Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 66 km
Buenos Aires Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 67 km
Puerto San Juanillo Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 68 km
Santa Cruz Guanacaste Costa Rica City 12000 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
Cabo Velas 10 0 39 km
Flamingo FMG unknown 0 45 km
Santa Cruz Guanacaste SZC unknown 0 67 km
Liberia International LIR 70 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 73 km
La Flor 55 Civ. Paved No 3100 75 km
Nosara NOB 10 Civ. Paved No 3200 79 km
Nicoya Guanacaste NCT unknown 0 84 km
Playa Samara PLD unknown 0 88 km
Nicoya 120 0 89 km
Tamarindo TNO unknown 0 95 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Juan Del Sur NISJS Nicaragua 95 km

More information

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