M 5.4 in Nicaragua on 23 Apr 2022 22:10 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: 5.4M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.5307 , -86.8152
Event Date: 23 Apr 2022 22:10 UTC
23 Apr 2022 16:10 Local
Exposed Population: 2 million in 100km
Source: NEIC us6000hfxm
Inserted at: 24 Apr 2022 22:40 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 5.3 (Nicaragua)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000hfxm Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.02  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1439690 0 23 Apr 2022 22:10 5.4M, 35km 3.6 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:32 NEIC
1440031 0 23 Apr 2022 22:10 5.4M, 35km 3.73 2 million (in 100km) 1d 00:30 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 7,444) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1439690 11.486/-86.906 5.4 35.0 3.728 23 Apr 2022 22:36 00:25 (new episode)
2 0 1439690 11.486/-86.906 5.4 35.0 3.602 23 Apr 2022 22:44 00:34 (upd of #1)
3 0 1439690 11.486/-86.906 5.4 35.0 3.602 24 Apr 2022 00:14 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1440031 11.486/-86.906 5.4 35.0 3.602 24 Apr 2022 22:17 1d 00:07 (new episode)
5 0 1440031 11.531/-86.815 5.4 35.0 3.723 24 Apr 2022 22:40 1d 00:30 (upd of #4)
6 0 1440031 11.525/-86.799 5.4 35.0 3.727 26 Apr 2022 02:40 2d 04:30 (upd of #5)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Carazo Nicaragua 7400 people
Managua Nicaragua 36000 people
Leon Nicaragua <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Masachapa Managua Nicaragua Village - 43 km
El Zapote Managua Nicaragua Village - 47 km
Huiste Carazo Nicaragua Village - 49 km
El Tamarindo Managua Nicaragua Village - 49 km
Boquita Carazo Nicaragua Village - 50 km
San Bartolo Managua Nicaragua Village - 52 km
Casares Carazo Nicaragua Village - 52 km
San Rafael Managua Nicaragua Village - 54 km
Ahuchuetes Carazo Nicaragua Village - 55 km
Santa Cruz Managua Nicaragua Village - 56 km
El Rosario Carazo Nicaragua Village 3000 people 57 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Montelimar 30 0 45 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Masachapa Nicaragua 43 km

More information

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