Overall Green Earthquake alert in Panama on 22 Jul 2024 20:17 UTC

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M 5.6 in Panama on 22 Jul 2024 20:17 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:	5.6M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	8.2425 , -82.7302
Event Date:	22 Jul 2024 20:17 UTC 22 Jul 2024 15:17 Local
Exposed Population:	2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000nekb
Inserted at:	22 Jul 2024 20:38 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4 (Panama)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Panama= 4; Costa Rica= 2.7

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0.1		0.1
us6000nekb	Scaled population (raster)	1.43
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.87

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
1583692		0.1	22 Jul 2024 20:17	5.6M, 10km	6.44	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	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 Chiriqui (population 391,788) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	51000 people
	230000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0.1	1583692	-82.73/8.242	5.6	10	6.435	22 Jul 2024 20:41	00:23	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiriqui	Panama	54000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	no people
Chiriqui	Panama	220000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	36000 people
Chiriqui	Panama	230000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	130000 people
Bocas del Toro	Panama	130000 people
Limon	Costa Rica	11000 people
Veraguas	Panama	<1000 people
San Jose	Costa Rica	no people
Chiriqui	Panama	1600 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	33000 people
Bocas del Toro	Panama	2500 people
Limon	Costa Rica	2400 people
Veraguas	Panama	6100 people
San Jose	Costa Rica	94000 people
Cartago	Costa Rica	21000 people
Herrera	Panama	no people
Alajuela	Costa Rica	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Puerto Armuelles	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	19000 people	15 km
Davalá	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	18 km
San Bartolo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	19 km
La Esperanza	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	19 km
Quebrada Corotú	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	21 km
Tallo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	25 km
Progreso	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	2100 people	25 km
Alanje	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1300 people	25 km
Divala	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	27 km
Sitio Lázaro	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	29 km
Santo Domingo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1200 people	30 km
La Cuesta	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	30 km
El Alto de Escárrea	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	31 km
Concepción	Chiriquí	Panama	City	-	32 km
Alto de Gariché	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	33 km
Puerto Real	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	-	34 km
Boquerón	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	3100 people	34 km
Capacho	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	34 km
Pedregal	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	16000 people	36 km
David	Chiriquí	Panama	Major city	83000 people	39 km
Cueta	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	40 km
Mirador	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	48 km
Chiriquí	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	48 km
La Planta	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	49 km
Dolega	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1600 people	50 km
Potrerillos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	50 km
Neily	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	50 km
Unión	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	52 km
Florida	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	53 km
Potrerillos Arriba	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1000 people	56 km
Plaza de Caisán	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	56 km
Gualaca	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	2700 people	57 km
Boca Chica	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	57 km
Italcancori	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	57 km
Cerrón	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	59 km
Caldera	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	59 km
El Hato del Volcán	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	59 km
Maguey	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	62 km
Horconcitos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	<1000 people	64 km
Golfito	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	6700 people	65 km
Sereno	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	65 km
Sabalito	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	66 km
Silla de Pando	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	66 km
Paja de Sombrero	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	66 km
Boquete	Chiriquí	Panama	City	6000 people	67 km
Boca del Monte	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	69 km
Cerro Punta	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	3000 people	69 km
Linda Vista	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	69 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	70 km
Guaria	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	71 km
Punto Jimenez	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	71 km
Chumbaga	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	71 km
Quebrada Seca	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	72 km
San Lorenzo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	73 km
Aguas Claras	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	74 km
Piedras Blancas	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	82 km
Cerrillos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	83 km
Sabanilla	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	86 km
San Félix	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	86 km
Santa Cruz	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	91 km
Peninsula de Osa	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	93 km
Las Vueltas	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	93 km
Las Lajas	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1200 people	95 km
Chiriquicito Número Tres	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	-	95 km
Venecia	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	97 km
Remedios	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	<1000 people	99 km
Robalo	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	-	101 km
Palmar Sur	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	113 km
Puerto Cortés	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	3500 people	118 km
Almirante	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	8000 people	122 km
Bocas del Toro	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Major city	3400 people	132 km
El Trapiche	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	138 km
Changuinola	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	23000 people	139 km
Guabito	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	6000 people	144 km
Cabécar	Limón	Costa Rica	Village	-	146 km
El Tigre	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	174 km
Hatillo	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	174 km
La Sabaneta	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	176 km
Savegre	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	190 km
Llano de Mariato	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	202 km
San Antonio	Limón	Costa Rica	Village	-	220 km
Parrita	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	3500 people	224 km
Jorco	San José	Costa Rica	Village	-	230 km
Tarbaca	San José	Costa Rica	Village	-	231 km
San Pablo	San José	Costa Rica	Village	18000 people	263 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
Puerto Armuelles		13				0	15 km
Enrique Malek International	DAV	27	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	36 km
Coto 47	OTR	8	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	48 km
Gualaca		152				0	57 km
Finca 63		11	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	58 km
Las Tierras Altas		1524				0	59 km
Golfito	GLF	15	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	67 km
San Vito de Java	TOO	984	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	69 km
Puerto Jimenez	PJM	unknown				0	71 km
Palmar Sur	PMZ	15	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	113 km
Nuevo Palmar Sur		5				0	113 km
Bocas del Toro	BOC	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	132 km
Finca 67		9				0	134 km
Captain Manuel Nino	CHX	6	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	137 km
La Plantacion		10				0	199 km
Quepos Managua		32	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	203 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Armuelles	PAAML	Panama	15 km
Pedregal	PAPED	Panama	36 km
Parida Island		Panama	44 km
Golfito	CRGLF	Costa Rica	64 km
Puerto Jimenez		Costa Rica	74 km
San Juan		Panama	106 km
Almirante	PAPAM	Panama	121 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
		Fortuna		n/a	77 km

More information

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