M 5.1 in Costa Rica on 10 Dec 2013 17:28 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: 5.1M
Depth: 67.07 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.72 , -85.53
Event Date: 10 Dec 2013 17:28 UTC
10 Dec 2013 11:28 Local
Exposed Population:
576267 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 10 Dec 2013 19:14 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1031645 0.2 10 Dec 2013 17:28 5.1M, 67.07km N/A 580 thousand (in 100km) 01:46 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 Guanacaste (population 226,557) . The nearest places are Managua, and Ahogados.

Radius Population
100 km 580000 people
75 km 330000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 51000 people
10 km 2500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guanacaste Costa Rica 230000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ahogados Guanacaste Costa Rica Village - 4 km
Managua Managua Nicaragua Capital 970000 people 177 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
La Flor 55 Civ. Paved No 3100 8 km
Liberia International LIR 70 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 14 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Juan Del Sur NISJS Nicaragua 70 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Arenal Arenal Arenal 1978 88 km

More information

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