Overall Green Earthquake alert Off-shore on 22 Feb 2003 01:02 UTC

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M 4.2 Off-shore on 22 Feb 2003 01:02 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:	4.2M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	8.26 , -83.05
Event Date:	22 Feb 2003 01:02 UTC
Exposed Population:
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	01 Jan 1900 00:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1666		0.5	22 Feb 2003 01:02	4.2M, 10km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)		-01:-02	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 Puntarenas (population 384,746) . The nearest places are Cabecera de San Bartolo, Las Penas, Los Plancitos, Quebrada de Piedra, Clarita, Quebrada Seca, Majagua Civil, La Vaca, Corotú, Banco, and Loma Colorada.

Radius	Population
100 km	600000 people
75 km	480000 people
50 km	170000 people
20 km	30000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	380000 people
Chiriqui	Panama	390000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cabecera de San Bartolo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	9 km
Las Penas	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	10 km
Los Plancitos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	11 km
Quebrada de Piedra	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	14 km
Clarita	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	14 km
Quebrada Seca	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	15 km
Majagua Civil	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	16 km
La Vaca	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	16 km
Corotú	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	16 km
Banco	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	16 km
Merida	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	16 km
La Represa	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	17 km
Blanco Arriba	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	17 km
Monte Verde	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	17 km
Agua Buena	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	17 km
Mellicita	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	18 km
San Bartolo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	18 km
Nicaragua	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	18 km
Caracol	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	18 km
Yerbazales	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	19 km
Finca Burica	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	19 km
Puerto Armuelles	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	19000 people	19 km
Carcache	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	20 km
El Higo	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	20 km
Finca Corredor	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1300 people	20 km
Finca Cocos	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	20 km
Conte	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	21 km
Quebrada Corotú	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	21 km
Finca Naranjo	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	21 km
Laurel	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	22 km
Puerto Pilon	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	22 km
Palo Blanco	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	22 km
Finca Blanco	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1600 people	22 km
Finca Sigua	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	23 km
El Atrocho	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	23 km
Finca Blanco Número Uno	Chiriqui	Panama	Village	-	23 km
Finca Jobito	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	24 km
Finca Tamarindo	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	24 km
Finca Jagua	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	25 km
Tallo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	25 km
Manzanillo	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	25 km
Quebrada de Tallo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	25 km
Finca Laurel	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	25 km
Finca Caoba	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	25 km
Finca Almendro	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	26 km
Finca Lechoza	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	26 km
Finca Caimito	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	26 km
Berba	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	27 km
Quebrada del Medio	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	28 km
Finca Quira	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	29 km
Sabalos	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	29 km
Madre Vieja	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	30 km
Finca Corotu	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	30 km
Progreso	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	2100 people	30 km
Finca Lima	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	31 km
Finca Pino	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	31 km
La Esperanza	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	31 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	31 km
Salado de Los Guavos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	32 km
Cuervito Abajo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	32 km
La Cuesta	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	32 km
Salado de Los Guabos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	33 km
Finca Palma	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	33 km
Paso del Corotú	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	34 km
Colorado	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	34 km
Finca Santa Lucia	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	34 km
Puerto Amoroso	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	34 km
Jacu	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	35 km
Canaza	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	35 km
Los Azules	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	35 km
Florida	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	35 km
Finca Fatima	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	35 km
Trenzas	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	35 km
Baja Grapa	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	35 km
Puerto Escondido	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	36 km
Barro Blanco	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	36 km
Canoas Abajo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	36 km
Gloria	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	36 km
Gariché Abajo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	37 km
El Cabimo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	37 km
Finca Amargura	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	37 km
Unión	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	37 km
Esperanza	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	37 km
Quebrada Cacao	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	37 km
Divala	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	38 km
Quebrada Grande	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	38 km
Canoas	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	4500 people	38 km
Finca el Clavo	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	38 km
El Cavimo	Chiriqui	Panama	Village	-	38 km
Gariché	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	38 km
Capacho	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	38 km
Capacho (San Isidro)	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	39 km
Josecito	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	39 km
Plaza Canoas	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	39 km
Mona	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	39 km
Bajo Chontales	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	39 km
Davalá	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	39 km
La Lidertad	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	39 km
Las Tinajas	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	40 km
Finca 50-51	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	40 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
Puerto Armuelles		13				0	18 km
Coto 47	OTR	8	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	40 km
Puerto Jimenez	PJM	unknown				0	43 km
Finca 63		11	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	45 km
Golfito	GLF	15	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	48 km
San Vito de Java	TOO	984	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	64 km
Enrique Malek International	DAV	27	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	67 km
Las Tierras Altas		1524				0	70 km
Gualaca		152				0	85 km
Nuevo Palmar Sur		5				0	90 km
Palmar Sur	PMZ	15	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	91 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Armuelles	PAAML	Panama	19 km
Golfito	CRGLF	Costa Rica	44 km
Puerto Jimenez		Costa Rica	51 km
Pedregal	PAPED	Panama	67 km
Parida Island		Panama	77 km

More information

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