Overall Green Earthquake alert in Nicaragua on 17 Apr 2024 21:21 UTC

GDACS is a cooperation framework between the United Nations, the European Commission and disaster managers worldwide to improve alerts, information exchange and coordination in the first phase after major sudden-onset disasters.

M 5.5 in Nicaragua on 17 Apr 2024 21:21 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:	5.5M
Depth:	151 Km
Lat/Lon:	11.1362 , -85.3425
Event Date:	17 Apr 2024 21:21 UTC 17 Apr 2024 15:21 Local
Exposed Population:	1.2 million in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us7000mcrs
Inserted at:	17 Apr 2024 21:35 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

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000mcrs	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

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
1565547		0	17 Apr 2024 21:21	5.5M, 151km	3.81	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:13	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 ,of Rivas (population 165,224) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1565547	-85.342/11.136	5.5	151	3.871	17 Apr 2024 21:40	00:18	(new episode)
2	1565547	-85.342/11.136	5.5	151	3.826	17 Apr 2024 21:46	00:24	(upd of #1)
3	1565547	-85.342/11.136	5.5	151	3.826	17 Apr 2024 23:26	02:05	(upd of #2)
4	1565547	-85.314/11.147	5.5	154	3.813	18 Apr 2024 05:44	08:22	(upd of #3)
5	1565547	-85.314/11.147	5.5	154	3.813	18 Apr 2024 21:40	1d 00:18	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Rivas	Nicaragua	170000 people
Guanacaste	Costa Rica	280000 people
Alajuela	Costa Rica	150000 people
Rio San Juan	Nicaragua	140000 people
Chontales	Nicaragua	110000 people
Granada	Nicaragua	5100 people
Zelaya	Nicaragua	63000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	<1000 people
Alajuela	Costa Rica	<1000 people
Zelaya	Nicaragua	no people
Masaya	Nicaragua	44000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	1.5 million people
Matagalpa	Nicaragua	<1000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	5300 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Tigre	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	1 km
Santa Cecilia	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	12 km
Colón	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	14 km
Hacienda Inocentes	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	20 km
Cuatro Bocas	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	27 km
San José	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	29000 people	30 km
Beña Blanca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	31 km
La Cruz	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	4200 people	32 km
Valle Guadalupe	Río San Juan	Nicaragua	Village	-	34 km
Sotacaballo	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	35 km
Santa Clara	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	36 km
Potrerillos	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	37 km
Puerto Soleo	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	37 km
Potrerillos	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	39 km
Delicias	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	39 km
Aguas Claras	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	39 km
San Antonio	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	41 km
Punta Gorda	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	42 km
Cañas Gordas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	42 km
Murciélago	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	43 km
Balque	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	43 km
Upala	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	4100 people	45 km
Tanques	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	45 km
El Ostional	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	46 km
Castilla	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	47 km
Guayabos	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	49 km
Escameca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	50 km
Las Pilas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	51 km
El Socorro	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	53 km
Fortuna	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	1800 people	53 km
Altagracia	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	2700 people	54 km
Cabanga	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	54 km
Bijagua	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	1100 people	54 km
Cuipilapa	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	55 km
Santa Fe	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	56 km
La Boca de la Montaña	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	56 km
Esquipula	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	57 km
El Pedernal	Río San Juan	Nicaragua	Village	-	57 km
Liberia	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	City	45000 people	57 km
San Miguelito	Río San Juan	Nicaragua	Village	4100 people	57 km
San Juan del Sur	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	7700 people	58 km
La Concepción	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	59 km
Moyogalpa	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	3900 people	59 km
El Jocote	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	59 km
Morrito	Río San Juan	Nicaragua	Village	1400 people	61 km
San Carlos	Río San Juan	Nicaragua	Village	13000 people	61 km
Salitral	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	61 km
Morillo	Río San Juan	Nicaragua	Village	-	62 km
Rivas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	30000 people	63 km
Salto	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	64 km
San Jorge	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	7100 people	64 km
Hacienda Tenorio	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	65 km
Caño Negro	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	66 km
Palos Negros	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	66 km
San José	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	68 km
Buenos Aires	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	69 km
Bagaces	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	4000 people	69 km
Los Chiles	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	3300 people	70 km
Panamá	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	70 km
Guayabo	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	71 km
Palmira	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	71 km
Brito	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	72 km
Bajo Paires	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	72 km
Tola	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	2600 people	73 km
Cerritos	Río San Juan	Nicaragua	Village	-	74 km
Belén	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	5100 people	74 km
El Coyol	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	74 km
Montenegro	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	75 km
Coco	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	76 km
Guatuso	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	76 km
Sardinal	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	City	3300 people	76 km
Naranjos Agrios	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	77 km
Aguacate	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	78 km
Huacas	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	78 km
Santa Justa	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	79 km
Hacienda Tamarindo	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	79 km
San Ubaldo	Chontales	Nicaragua	Village	-	79 km
Santa Bárbara	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	79 km
Ángeles	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	80 km
El Gigante	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	80 km
San Rafael	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	81 km
San Felipe	Chontales	Nicaragua	Village	-	82 km
Plazuela	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	82 km
Cañas	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	City	17000 people	83 km
Casa Blanca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	83 km
Puerto Nueva	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	85 km
Belén	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	85 km
Bebedero	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	85 km
San Ramón	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
Tilarán	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	6800 people	86 km
Bolsón	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	87 km
Potrero	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	88 km
Las Delicias	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	89 km
Pica Pica	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	89 km
Las Cabras	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	89 km
Tempate	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	90 km
Rosario	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	91 km
El Hatillo	Chontales	Nicaragua	Village	-	91 km
Venado	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	<1000 people	91 km
Cartagena	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	91 km
Ticuantepe	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	13000 people	136 km
Zambrana	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	137 km
Cofradía	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	138 km
El Panorama	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	140 km
San Cristóbal	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	142 km
Tipitapa	Managua	Nicaragua	City	130000 people	143 km
Las Mercedes	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	145 km
Mazatlán	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	145 km
Corinto	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	148 km
El Rosal	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	149 km
Managua	Managua	Nicaragua	Capital	970000 people	151 km
Santa Ana	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	154 km
Bella Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	157 km
Brasiles	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	162 km
Santa Luisa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	162 km
San Juan Norte	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	163 km
San Ramón	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	163 km
El Tamagás	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	164 km
Los Ranchos	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	164 km
El Socorro	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	167 km
Los Cedros	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	168 km
Corpus Cristi	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	168 km
Mateare	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	21000 people	170 km
La Bocana	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	174 km
El Cardón	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	188 km
Mina El Limón	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	237 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
Upala	UPL	56				0	45 km
La Flor		55	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	58 km
San Carlos	NCR	50				0	63 km
Liberia International	LIR	70	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	64 km
Los Chiles	LSL	35	Civ.	Paved	No	4200	70 km
Las Canas	LCS	unknown				0	83 km
Flamingo	FMG	unknown				0	93 km
Playa Samara	PLD	unknown				0	98 km
Santa Cruz Guanacaste	SZC	unknown				0	103 km
Nueva Guinea	NVG	210				0	114 km
Augusto Cesar Sandino International	MGA	59	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	143 km
Los Brasiles		80	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	160 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	San Juan Del Sur	NISJS	Nicaragua	60 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Arenal	Arenal	Arenal	1978	97 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

Disclaimer
While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information.
The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.
The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.