Overall Green Earthquake alert in Costa Rica on 24 Apr 2024 01:20 UTC

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M 5.4 in Costa Rica on 24 Apr 2024 01:20 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	5.4M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	7.5366 , -82.3588
Event Date:	24 Apr 2024 01:20 UTC 23 Apr 2024 20:20 Local
Exposed Population:	130 thousand in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us6000mtc6
Inserted at:	25 Apr 2024 03:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 (Costa Rica)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000mtc6	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1566881		0	24 Apr 2024 01:20	5.5M, 10km	4.15	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:15	NEIC
1567118		0	24 Apr 2024 01:20	5.4M, 10km	4	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		1d 02:15	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 Panama ,of San Jose (population 1,218,925) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1566881	-82.364/7.574	5.5	10	4.113	24 Apr 2024 01:41	00:21	(new episode)
2	1566881	-82.364/7.574	5.5	10	4.113	24 Apr 2024 01:49	00:29	(upd of #1)
3	1566881	-82.364/7.574	5.5	10	4.113	24 Apr 2024 03:19	01:58	(upd of #2)
4	1566881	-82.364/7.574	5.5	10	4.113	24 Apr 2024 03:25	02:04	(upd of #3)
5	1566881	-82.364/7.574	5.5	10	4.113	24 Apr 2024 22:43	21:23	(upd of #4)
6	1566881	-82.364/7.574	5.5	10	4.113	25 Apr 2024 01:43	1d 00:23	(upd of #5)
7	1567118	-82.357/7.538	5.4	10	4.027	25 Apr 2024 03:43	1d 02:23	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Veraguas	Panama	<1000 people
Chiriqui	Panama	160000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	<1000 people
Veraguas	Panama	120000 people
Chiriqui	Panama	360000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	61000 people
Bocas del Toro	Panama	12000 people
Herrera	Panama	<1000 people
Limon	Costa Rica	<1000 people
Los Santos	Panama	<1000 people
Cocle	Panama	<1000 people
San Jose	Costa Rica	2800 people
Colon	Panama	2000 people
San Jose	Costa Rica	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Trapiche	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	69 km
Boca Chica	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	77 km
Puerto Real	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	-	79 km
Tallo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	84 km
Horconcitos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	<1000 people	89 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	89 km
Cerrillos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	91 km
Santa Cruz	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	92 km
San Lorenzo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	92 km
Pedregal	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	16000 people	93 km
San Félix	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	94 km
Chiriquí	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	95 km
Remedios	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	<1000 people	96 km
Alanje	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1300 people	98 km
David	Chiriquí	Panama	Major city	83000 people	99 km
La Esperanza	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	107 km
Quebrada Corotú	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	87 km
Rosario	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	93 km
Boca del Monte	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	94 km
Las Lajas	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1200 people	95 km
La Vaca	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	97 km
El Perú	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	98 km
Tabasará	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	98 km
Puerto Armuelles	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	19000 people	99 km
Mamey	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	100 km
Cabimal	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	103 km
Davalá	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	104 km
San Bartolo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	104 km
Cerro Mono	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	104 km
El Nancito	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	104 km
Sitio Lázaro	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	106 km
El Bajadero	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	106 km
Cerro Virulí	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	108 km
Tolé	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	3200 people	110 km
Gualaca	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	2700 people	110 km
Boquerón	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	3100 people	110 km
Fuente del Carmen	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	111 km
Concepción	Chiriquí	Panama	City	-	112 km
Progreso	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	2100 people	113 km
El Alto de Escárrea	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	113 km
Dolega	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1600 people	114 km
Santo Domingo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1200 people	115 km
Ganadera	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	115 km
Divala	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	115 km
Alto de San Juanito	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	116 km
La Galera	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	117 km
El Piro	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	118 km
La Cuesta	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	118 km
La Mariposa	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	119 km
Las Palmas	Veraguas	Panama	Village	1500 people	120 km
Alto de Gariché	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	120 km
Carrizal	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	120 km
Santa Catalina	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	121 km
Capacho	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	122 km
Potrerillos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	122 km
Caldera	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	124 km
El Tigre	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	124 km
Cueta	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	124 km
Maguey	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	125 km
Sono	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	126 km
La Jiménez	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	126 km
Potrerillos Arriba	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1000 people	128 km
Guarumalito	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	129 km
La Planta	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	129 km
San Cristóbal	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	131 km
Mirador	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	131 km
La Playa	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	133 km
Puerto Orla	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	136 km
Paraguay	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	136 km
Los Abrego	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	136 km
Boquete	Chiriquí	Panama	City	6000 people	137 km
Cerro Plata	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	137 km
Unión	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	139 km
El Hato del Volcán	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	140 km
Yáñes Abajo	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	140 km
Agua Viva	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	141 km
Las Peñitas	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	144 km
La Mesa	Veraguas	Panama	Village	2200 people	146 km
El Pomo	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	147 km
Llano Grade	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	148 km
Rincón Largo	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	149 km
Llano de Mariato	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	151 km
Golfito	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	6700 people	151 km
La Pita	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	152 km
El Gavilán	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	154 km
San Pedro	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	156 km
Ponuga	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	157 km
Santiago	Veraguas	Panama	Major city	45000 people	165 km
Robalo	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	-	167 km
Atalaya	Veraguas	Panama	Village	2800 people	168 km
San Juan	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	171 km
Las Minas	Herrera	Panama	Village	1100 people	180 km
Maíz de los Uva	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	206 km
Pilas	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	208 km
Águila Abajo	San José	Costa Rica	Village	-	217 km
Pejibaye	San José	Costa Rica	Village	-	223 km
Mesas	San José	Costa Rica	Village	-	228 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
Enrique Malek International	DAV	27	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	95 km
Puerto Armuelles		13				0	98 km
Gualaca		152				0	112 km
Coto 47	OTR	8	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	136 km
Las Tierras Altas		1524				0	140 km
Finca 63		11	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	146 km
La Plantacion		10				0	149 km
Ruben Cantu		83	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	167 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Parida Island		Panama	64 km
Co Doq Island		Panama	66 km
Pedregal	PAPED	Panama	92 km
San Juan		Panama	98 km
Puerto Armuelles	PAAML	Panama	99 km

More information

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