Overall Green Earthquake alert in Nicaragua on 09 Nov 2021 02:53 UTC

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M 5.9 in Nicaragua on 09 Nov 2021 02:53 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:	5.9M
Depth:	17 Km
Lat/Lon:	11.1533 , -86.6853
Event Date:	09 Nov 2021 02:53 UTC 08 Nov 2021 20:53 Local
Exposed Population:	410 thousand in 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000fsjc
Inserted at:	10 Nov 2021 04:57 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

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000fsjc	Scaled population (raster)	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

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1407771	09 Nov 2021 02:53	5.8M, 35km	3.99	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:19	NEIC
1407776	09 Nov 2021 02:53	5.8M, 17km	4.26	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:47	NEIC
1408001	09 Nov 2021 02:53	5.9M, 17km	4.27	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	1d 02:03	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 Managua (population 16,204) . 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	1407776	11.117/-86.7	5.8	35.0	3.991	09 Nov 2021 03:15	00:21	(new episode)
2	1407776	11.103/-86.702	5.8	17.0	4.275	09 Nov 2021 03:58	01:04	(upd of #1)
3	1407776	11.103/-86.702	5.8	17.0	4.271	09 Nov 2021 04:57	02:03	(upd of #2)
4	1408001	11.103/-86.702	5.8	17.0	4.261	10 Nov 2021 02:57	1d 00:03	(new episode)
5	1408001	11.153/-86.685	5.9	17.0	4.273	10 Nov 2021 04:58	1d 02:04	(upd of #4)
6	1408001	11.162/-86.689	5.9	17.0	4.274	16 Nov 2021 07:41	7d 04:48	(upd of #5)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Carazo	Nicaragua	190000 people
Rivas	Nicaragua	120000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	1.3 million people
Granada	Nicaragua	69000 people
Guanacaste	Costa Rica	<1000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	28000 people
Masaya	Nicaragua	340000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ahuchuetes	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	71 km
Casares	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	71 km
Boquita	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	73 km
Veracruz	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	73 km
Las Salinas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	74 km
Huiste	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	75 km
La Piñuela	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	77 km
Masachapa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	78 km
Las Delicias	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	78 km
El Gigante	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	80 km
La Cholpa	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	83 km
El Tamarindo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	84 km
Brito	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	84 km
El Rosario	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	3000 people	85 km
Las Cabras	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	85 km
El Caimito	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	85 km
El Coyol	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
El Zapote	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	87 km
San Rafael	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	87 km
El Brasil	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	90 km
San Bartolo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	90 km
Tola	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	2600 people	91 km
La Camaroncita	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	92 km
Escalante	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	92 km
San Juan del Sur	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	7700 people	93 km
La Pintada	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	94 km
El Jocote	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	96 km
Las Marías	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
Diriamba	Carazo	Nicaragua	City	34000 people	97 km
El Socorro	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	98 km
Santa Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	98 km
La Boca de la Montaña	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	98 km
Jinotepe	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	29000 people	99 km
Carlos Fonseca Amador	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	99 km
Belén	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	5100 people	99 km
Escameca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	100 km
Pica Pica	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	100 km
Casa Blanca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	100 km
Nandaime	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	21000 people	101 km
Palos Negros	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	102 km
Rivas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	30000 people	102 km
Los Ángeles	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	102 km
Santa Justa	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	102 km
El Tinco	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	103 km
Santa Fe	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	104 km
El Crucero	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	16000 people	104 km
La Concepcion	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	11000 people	105 km
San Antonio	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	105 km
El Tránsito	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	105 km
El Amparo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	107 km
San José	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	107 km
Masatepe	Masaya	Nicaragua	City	21000 people	108 km
San Ramón	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	108 km
Santa Bárbara	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	108 km
Mazatlán	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	110 km
Corinto	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	110 km
Diriá	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	110 km
San Lorenzo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
El Guayabal	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	113 km
Santa Ana	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	114 km
El Panorama	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	115 km
El Rosal	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	115 km
Ticuantepe	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	13000 people	115 km
San José	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	116 km
Masaya	Masaya	Nicaragua	City	130000 people	116 km
Nindirí	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	9700 people	119 km
Santa Luisa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	120 km
Los Ranchos	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	122 km
Bella Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	123 km
Managua	Managua	Nicaragua	Capital	970000 people	125 km
Altos	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	125 km
Brasiles	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	126 km
Mateare	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	21000 people	129 km
Cofradía	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	129 km
Nagarote	León	Nicaragua	Village	26000 people	129 km
Los Cedros	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	130 km
Las Mercedes	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	130 km
San Cristóbal	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	131 km
Corpus Cristi	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	135 km
El Tamagás	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	136 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
Montelimar		30				0	80 km
Los Brasiles		80	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	126 km
Augusto Cesar Sandino International	MGA	59	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	129 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Puerto Masachapa		Nicaragua	79 km
	San Juan Del Sur	NISJS	Nicaragua	92 km

More information

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