Overall Green Earthquake alert in Costa Rica on 16 Jan 2018 15:03 UTC

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M 5.9 in Costa Rica on 16 Jan 2018 15:03 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:	30.55 Km
Lat/Lon:	10.9375 , -86.3466
Event Date:	16 Jan 2018 15:03 UTC 16 Jan 2018 09:03 Local
Exposed Population:	310000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000cjyj
Inserted at:	16 Jan 2018 16:26 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
us2000cjyj	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

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
1194476		0	16 Jan 2018 15:03	5.8M, 39.31km	3.96	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:21	NEIC
1194488		0	16 Jan 2018 15:03	5.9M, 30.55km	3.75	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		01:22	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 Guanacaste (population 111,198) . 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	1194476	10.944/-86.335	5.8	39.31	3.96	16 Jan 2018 15:26	00:22	(new episode)
2	1194488	10.944/-86.335	5.8	39.31	3.96	16 Jan 2018 16:26	01:22	(new episode)
3	1194488	10.938/-86.347	5.9	30.55	4.19	16 Jan 2018 16:28	01:24	(upd of #2)
4	1194488	10.938/-86.347	5.9	30.55	4.19	16 Jan 2018 17:07	02:03	(upd of #3)
5	1194488	10.93/-86.346	5.8	22	3.75	14 Mar 2018 07:58	56d 16:54	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guanacaste	Costa Rica	110000 people
Rivas	Nicaragua	130000 people
Carazo	Nicaragua	38000 people
Granada	Nicaragua	30000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	12000 people
Guanacaste	Costa Rica	250000 people
Rivas	Nicaragua	40000 people
Carazo	Nicaragua	160000 people
Granada	Nicaragua	160000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	1.4 million people
Alajuela	Costa Rica	940000 people
Masaya	Nicaragua	350000 people
Chontales	Nicaragua	150000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	390000 people
Boaco	Nicaragua	170000 people
Rio San Juan	Nicaragua	120000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	220000 people
Matagalpa	Nicaragua	480000 people
Chinandega	Nicaragua	380000 people
Zelaya	Nicaragua	400000 people
Esteli	Nicaragua	170000 people
Jinotega	Nicaragua	190000 people
San Jose	Costa Rica	1 million people
Choluteca	Honduras	350000 people
Heredia	Costa Rica	510000 people
Madriz	Nicaragua	29000 people
Limon	Costa Rica	200000 people
Nueva Segovia	Nicaragua	8700 people
Valle	Honduras	74000 people
La Union	El Salvador	8800 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	8400 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	13000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	3800 people
La Paz	El Salvador	3000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Gigante	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	61 km
Brito	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	61 km
San Juan del Sur	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	7700 people	63 km
Las Salinas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	64 km
El Coyol	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	65 km
Las Delicias	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	65 km
Escameca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	66 km
El Socorro	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	66 km
El Ostional	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	67 km
El Jocote	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	70 km
La Boca de la Montaña	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	70 km
Veracruz	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	70 km
Tola	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	2600 people	71 km
Murciélago	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	73 km
Las Cabras	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	73 km
San Antonio	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	74 km
La Piñuela	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	75 km
Puerto Soleo	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	75 km
Ahuchuetes	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	76 km
Santa Fe	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	77 km
Casares	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	78 km
Rivas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	30000 people	78 km
Palos Negros	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	80 km
La Cruz	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	4200 people	80 km
La Cholpa	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	81 km
Belén	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	5100 people	81 km
Escalante	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	81 km
Cañas Gordas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	82 km
Boquita	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	82 km
Sotacaballo	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	83 km
Panamá	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	85 km
Beña Blanca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
La Camaroncita	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
Huiste	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
San Jorge	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	7100 people	86 km
Santa Justa	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
Casa Blanca	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
El Caimito	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
San José	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	87 km
Pica Pica	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	89 km
El Brasil	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	89 km
La Pintada	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	90 km
Sardinal	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	City	3300 people	90 km
Santa Rosa	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	92 km
Santa Bárbara	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	92 km
Buenos Aires	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	93 km
Hacienda Inocentes	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	93 km
Los Ángeles	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	94 km
El Rosario	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	3000 people	94 km
Huacas	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	95 km
San Ramón	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	95 km
Nandaime	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	21000 people	96 km
El Tamarindo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	99 km
El Mojón de Veracruz	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	100 km
Belén	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	102 km
Liberia	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	City	45000 people	105 km
Talolinga	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	116 km
Bolsón	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	117 km
Potrero	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	82 km
Coco	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	83 km
Plazuela	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	84 km
Brasilito	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	85 km
El Sapoá	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	88 km
Huacas	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	89 km
Tempate	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	90 km
Portegolpe	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	94 km
Potrerillos	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	94 km
Esquipula	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	94 km
Masachapa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	95 km
Cárdenas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	95 km
Cartagena	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	96 km
San Pancho	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
Pinilla	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	97 km
Moyogalpa	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	3900 people	97 km
Las Marías	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
La Concepción	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	100 km
San Rafael	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	101 km
Jinotepe	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	29000 people	102 km
Diriamba	Carazo	Nicaragua	City	34000 people	102 km
Santa Cecilia	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	103 km
San Antonio	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	-	103 km
Paraíso	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	103 km
Santa Julia	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	103 km
La Danta	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	104 km
Castilla	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	104 km
El Crucero	Carazo	Nicaragua	Village	16000 people	105 km
Las Pilas	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	105 km
Cuatro Bocas	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	106 km
Lagunilla	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	107 km
El Carmen	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	107 km
El Zapote	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	107 km
San Bartolo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	108 km
Diriá	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	108 km
Altagracia	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	2700 people	108 km
Balque	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	109 km
Masatepe	Masaya	Nicaragua	City	21000 people	109 km
Caña de Castilla	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	109 km
Santa Isabel	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	111 km
Potrerillos	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
Punta Gorda	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
Santa Cruz	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	City	12000 people	112 km
El Tigre	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
Salto	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	113 km
La Concepcion	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	11000 people	114 km
Marbella	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	114 km
Las Carolinas	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	115 km
Duendes	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	116 km
Tanques	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	116 km
Carlos Fonseca Amador	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	116 km
Masaya	Masaya	Nicaragua	City	130000 people	117 km
Granada	Granada	Nicaragua	City	89000 people	117 km
Santa Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	118 km
El Picacho	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	119 km
Mazatlán	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	120 km
Puerto San Juanillo	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	121 km
Ticuantepe	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	13000 people	121 km
Nindirí	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	9700 people	121 km
Cuajiniquil	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	121 km
San Lázaro	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	121 km
Corinto	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	121 km
El Panorama	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	122 km
La Calzada	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	123 km
Colón	Rivas	Nicaragua	Village	-	124 km
Rosario	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	125 km
Guayabos	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	125 km
Sonzapotal	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	126 km
Santa Clara	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	126 km
El Rosal	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	126 km
Salitral	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	127 km
Santa Ana	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	127 km
El Tinco	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	127 km
Bagaces	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	4000 people	128 km
Altos	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	-	128 km
Fortuna	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	1800 people	128 km
Aguas Claras	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	-	129 km
Puerto Humo	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	130 km
El Tránsito	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	130 km
San Antonio	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	130 km
Quirimán	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	130 km
El Hato	Granada	Nicaragua	Village	-	130 km
Boca del Nosara	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	130 km
El Amparo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	131 km
Tisma	Masaya	Nicaragua	Village	5100 people	131 km
Nicoya	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	City	15000 people	131 km
Hacienda Tamarindo	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	132 km
San Lorenzo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	132 km
Pozo de Agua	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	132 km
San José	Alajuela	Costa Rica	Village	29000 people	132 km
Cofradía	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	133 km
Cuipilapa	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	133 km
Managua	Managua	Nicaragua	Capital	970000 people	134 km
Caballito	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	134 km
Montenegro	Guanacaste	Costa Rica	Village	-	134 km
Santa Luisa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	135 km
Bella Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	135 km
El Guayabal	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	136 km
Las Mercedes	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	136 km
San Cristóbal	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	136 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
La Flor		55	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	95 km
Liberia International	LIR	70	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	96 km
Cabo Velas		10				0	84 km
Flamingo	FMG	unknown				0	84 km
Tamarindo	TNO	unknown				0	96 km
Montelimar		30				0	97 km
Santa Cruz Guanacaste	SZC	unknown				0	110 km
Nicoya Guanacaste	NCT	unknown				0	126 km
Playa Samara	PLD	unknown				0	127 km
Nosara	NOB	10	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	131 km
Nicoya		120				0	133 km
Augusto Cesar Sandino International	MGA	59	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	135 km
Los Brasiles		80	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	138 km
Upala	UPL	56				0	145 km
Las Canas	LCS	unknown				0	146 km
Carrillo	RIK	2	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	152 km
Punta Huete		66				0	158 km
Palo Arco		100	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	171 km
San Carlos	NCR	50				0	174 km
Fanor Urroz		100				0	176 km
Los Chiles	LSL	35	Civ.	Paved	No	4200	180 km
Tambor	TMU	unknown				0	197 km
Chacarita		2	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	202 km
Nueva Guinea	NVG	210				0	222 km
Juan Santamaria International	SJO	921	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	256 km
Tobias Bolanos International	SYQ	994	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	265 km
Rio Frio	RFR	unknown				0	278 km
San Pedro		64				0	286 km
Guapiles	GPL	269	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	290 km
Quepos Managua		32	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	294 km
Santa Clara de Guapiles		80	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	297 km
Barra Del Colorado		3	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	302 km
San Lorenzo		20				0	303 km
Bluefields	BEF	26	Civ.	Paved	No	6000	304 km
Santa Maria de Guacimo		10	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	308 km
El Carmen		18	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	325 km
San Alberto		27	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	326 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
San Juan Del Sur	NISJS	Nicaragua	62 km
Puerto Masachapa		Nicaragua	97 km
Puerto Sandino	NIPSN	Nicaragua	146 km
Corinto	NICIO	Nicaragua	193 km
Puntarenas	CRPAS	Costa Rica	196 km
Caldera	CRCAL	Costa Rica	212 km
Punta Gorda		Nicaragua	287 km
San Juan Del Norte		Nicaragua	288 km
Quepos (Puerto Quepos)	CRXQP	Costa Rica	291 km
San Lorenzo	HNSLO	Honduras	299 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Arenal	Arenal	Arenal	1978	181 km
		El Mancotal	Tuma	n/a	260 km

More information

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