Overall Green Earthquake alert in Nicaragua on 09 Nov 2021 06:25 UTC

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M 6.2 in Nicaragua on 09 Nov 2021 06:25 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:	6.2M
Depth:	35 Km
Lat/Lon:	11.2315 , -86.5185
Event Date:	09 Nov 2021 06:25 UTC 09 Nov 2021 00:25 Local
Exposed Population:	About 14000 people in MMI 1 million in 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000fsku
Inserted at:	09 Nov 2021 06:46 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 (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0		0
us7000fsku	Scaled population (raster)	0	Max wave alert	0m
	C1 shakemap	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.02

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1407803		0	09 Nov 2021 06:24	5.7M, 35km	N/A	860 thousand (in 100km)		00:21	NEIC
1407804		0	09 Nov 2021 06:25	6.2M, 35km	4.8	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:21	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 ,of Carazo (population 8,232) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	14000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1407804	11.232/-86.518	6.2	35.0	4.797	09 Nov 2021 06:48	00:23	(new episode)
2	1407804	11.232/-86.518	6.2	35.0	4.9	09 Nov 2021 08:28	02:03	(upd of #1)
3	1407804	11.232/-86.518	6.2	35.0	4.802	10 Nov 2021 06:27	1d 00:02	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Carazo	Nicaragua	8200 people
Rivas	Nicaragua	3000 people
Carazo	Nicaragua	190000 people
Rivas	Nicaragua	170000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	1.4 million people
Granada	Nicaragua	200000 people
Guanacaste	Costa Rica	280000 people
Masaya	Nicaragua	360000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	360000 people
Chontales	Nicaragua	130000 people
Boaco	Nicaragua	130000 people
Alajuela	Costa Rica	44000 people
Rio San Juan	Nicaragua	23000 people
Chinandega	Nicaragua	290000 people
Matagalpa	Nicaragua	68000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ahuchuetes	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	48 km
Veracruz	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	49 km
Casares	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	49 km
Las Salinas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	50 km
Boquita	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	52 km
Huiste	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	55 km
La Piñuela	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	53 km
Las Delicias	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	54 km
El Gigante	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	56 km
La Cholpa	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	59 km
Las Cabras	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	60 km
Masachapa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	61 km
Brito	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	61 km
El Caimito	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	62 km
El Coyol	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	62 km
El Rosario	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	3000 people	64 km
El Tamarindo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	66 km
El Brasil	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	66 km
Escalante	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	67 km
La Camaroncita	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	67 km
Tola	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	2600 people	67 km
San Rafael	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	69 km
La Pintada	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	70 km
San Juan del Sur	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	7700 people	72 km
El Zapote	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	72 km
San Bartolo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	74 km
El Jocote	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	74 km
Las Marías	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	74 km
Belén	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	5100 people	75 km
Diriamba	Carazo	Nicaragua	City	34000 people	75 km
Pica Pica	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	75 km
Casa Blanca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	76 km
La Boca de la Montaña	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	76 km
Jinotepe	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	29000 people	77 km
El Socorro	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	77 km
Nandaime	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	21000 people	77 km
Los Ángeles	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	77 km
Santa Justa	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	78 km
Palos Negros	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	78 km
Rivas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	30000 people	78 km
Escameca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	79 km
Santa Fe	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	81 km
El Crucero	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	16000 people	81 km
San Antonio	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	82 km
Carlos Fonseca Amador	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	83 km
San Ramón	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	83 km
San José	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	83 km
Santa Bárbara	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	83 km
Santa Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	83 km
San Jorge	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	7100 people	84 km
El Ostional	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	84 km
La Concepcion	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	11000 people	84 km
Masatepe	Masaya	Nicaragua	City	21000 people	85 km
El Mojón de Veracruz	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
San Pancho	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
Diriá	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	87 km
San Antonio	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	88 km
Santa Julia	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	88 km
La Danta	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	90 km
Mazatlán	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	90 km
Caña de Castilla	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	90 km
El Tinco	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	91 km
Cañas Gordas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	91 km
Corinto	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	91 km
El Tránsito	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	93 km
Masaya	Masaya	Nicaragua	City	130000 people	94 km
El Panorama	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	94 km
Ticuantepe	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	13000 people	94 km
Esquipula	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	94 km
Sotacaballo	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	95 km
El Amparo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	95 km
Santa Isabel	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	95 km
Santa Ana	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	95 km
Puerto Soleo	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	96 km
El Rosal	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	96 km
Moyogalpa	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	3900 people	96 km
Nindirí	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	9700 people	96 km
El Carmen	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
Las Carolinas	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
Murciélago	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	97 km
El Picacho	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
San Lorenzo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
Granada	Granada	Nicaragua	City	89000 people	98 km
Beña Blanca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	99 km
La Concepción	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	99 km
La Cruz	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	4200 people	99 km
El Guayabal	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	100 km
El Sapoá	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	100 km
Santa Luisa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	103 km
Altos	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	103 km
La Calzada	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	104 km
Santa Clara	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	104 km
Bella Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	104 km
Los Ranchos	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	104 km
Managua	Managua	Nicaragua	Capital	970000 people	105 km
San José	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	105 km
Las Pilas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	107 km
Cofradía	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	107 km
Brasiles	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	108 km
Altagracia	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	2700 people	109 km
Tisma	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	5100 people	109 km
Las Mercedes	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	109 km
Puerto Somoza	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	109 km
El Hato	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	109 km
San Cristóbal	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	110 km
Cárdenas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	110 km

see full list

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	63 km
Los Brasiles		80	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	107 km
Augusto Cesar Sandino International	MGA	59	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	108 km
Tamarindo	TNO	unknown				0	120 km
Flamingo	FMG	unknown				0	121 km
Cabo Velas		10				0	121 km
La Flor		55	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	126 km
Liberia International	LIR	70	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	128 km
Punta Huete		66				0	129 km
Fanor Urroz		100				0	139 km
Santa Cruz Guanacaste	SZC	unknown				0	147 km
Nicoya Guanacaste	NCT	unknown				0	162 km
Playa Samara	PLD	unknown				0	162 km
Nosara	NOB	10	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	168 km
Upala	UPL	56				0	168 km
Nicoya		120				0	169 km
Las Canas	LCS	unknown				0	178 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Masachapa		Nicaragua	62 km
San Juan Del Sur	NISJS	Nicaragua	70 km
Puerto Sandino	NIPSN	Nicaragua	110 km
Corinto	NICIO	Nicaragua	155 km

More information

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