Green Alert
Earthquake Shaking M 6.2, NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
PAGER Version 2
Origin Time: Sun 2014-03-02 09:37:56 UTC (03:37:56 local) o o Location: 12.63 N 87.64 W Depth: 72 km
Created: 1 hour, 30 minutes after earthquake
Estimated Fatalities
Estimated Economic Losses
Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.
65%
65%
30%
30% 4%
1
10
4% 100
1,000 Fatalities
10,000
1
100,000
10
10,000 100 1,000 100,000 USD (Millions)
Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking ESTIMATED POPULATION EXPOSURE (k = x1000)
- -*
12,587k* 12,439k
1,224k
28k
0
0
0
0
ESTIMATED MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY PERCEIVED SHAKING POTENTIAL DAMAGE
Resistant Structures Vulnerable Structures
Not felt
Weak
Light
Moderate
Strong
Very Strong
Severe
Violent
Extreme
none
none
none
V. Light
Light
Moderate
Moderate/Heavy
Heavy
V. Heavy
none
none
none
Light
Moderate
Moderate/Heavy
Heavy
V. Heavy
V. Heavy
*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.
Population Exposure 90°W
III Guatemala City Petapa Monjas Monjas Petapa
population per ~1 sq. km from Landscan
88°W
86°W
I II
Historical Earthquakes (with MMI levels):
Juticalpa Juticalpa
Siguatepeque Siguatepeque Gracias Gracias Guaimaca Monjas Monjas Comayagua Guaimaca Comayagua Nueva Nueva Ocotepeque Ocotepeque Metapan Metapan La La Paz Paz Intibuca Intibuca Jutiapa Jutiapa Cuilapa Cuilapa Atescatempa Atescatempa Marcala Marcala Chiquimulilla Chiquimulilla Chalatenango Chalatenango 14°N Yuscaran Jalapa Jalapa Ahuachapan Ahuachapan Guazapa Yuscaran Guazapa Sensuntepeque Sensuntepeque Izalco Izalco Ocotal Quilali Santa Santa Rosa Rosa de de Lima Lima Ocotal Acajutla Zaragoza Zaragoza Acajutla Quilali Nacaome Zacatecoluca Zacatecoluca San San Miquel MiquelNacaome Somoto Somoto San Lorenzo San Lorenzo Usulutan LaLaUnion Usulutan Union Ciudad Ciudad Choluteca Choluteca Chirilagua Waslala Monjaras Chirilagua Monjaras ElEl Triunfo Triunfo Esteli Jinotega Waslala Somotillo EsteliJinotega Somotillo 13°N Matagalpa Rio Rio Blanco Blanco ElEl Sauce Sauce Matagalpa Matiguas Matiguas Ciudad Ciudad Dario Dario Chinandega Chinandega Posoltega Posoltega Boaco Boaco Leon Leon Camoapa Camoapa La La Paz Paz Centro Centro ElEl Ayote Ayote Masaya Acoyapa Masaya Carlos Carlos Fonseca Fonseca Amador Amador Acoyapa 12°N Jinotepe Jinotepe Nandaime Nandaime
Petapa Petapa
Tegucigalpa
San Salvador
Date Dist. Mag. Max Shaking (UTC) (km) MMI(#) Deaths 1997-11-29 213 5.7 VI(89k) 0 1996-03-03 123 6.7 VIII(46k) 0 2000-07-06 188 5.4 VII(173k) 7 Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as landslides and fires that might have contributed to losses.
IV
V
Managua
Rivas Rivas San Juan Juan del San del Sur Sur San San Jose Jose 11°N Liberia Liberia
0
Canas Canas kmSanta Cruz Santa Cruz Nicoya 75 Nicoya 150 10°N
PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/pager
Structures: Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist.
Selected City Exposure from GeoNames.org
MMI City VI El Realejo VI Puerto Morazan V Jiquilillo V Monjaras V Santa Cruz V Los Llanitos IV Managua IV San Salvador IV Tegucigalpa III San Pedro Sula III Guatemala City bold cities appear on map
Population 6k 8k 4k 7k 1k 1k 973k 526k 851k 489k 995k (k = x1000)
Event ID: usb000mzef