Earthquake Yellow Shaking Alert M 7.3, NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA Origin Time: Tue 2014-10-14 03:51:35 UTC (21:51:35 local) PAGER o o Location: 12.58 N 88.05 W Depth: 40 km Version 2 Created: 50 minutes, 34 seconds after earthquake Estimated Fatalities Yellow alert for shaking-related fatalities Estimated Economic Losses and economic losses. Some casualties and damage are possible and the impact should be relatively localized. Past yellow alerts 34% have required a local or regional level 34% 29% 29% 24% response. 19% 11% 13% 2% 5% 1% Estimated economic losses are less than 1 100 10,000 1% of GDP of Nicaragua. 1 100 10,000 10 1,000 100,000 10 1,000 100,000 Fatalities USD (Millions) Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking ESTIMATED POPULATION - -* 9,030k* 12,829k 3,328k 1,364k 47k 0 0 0 EXPOSURE (k = x1000) ESTIMATED MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY PERCEIVED SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme Resistant none none none V. Light Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy POTENTIAL Structures DAMAGE Vulnerable Structures none none none Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy V. Heavy *Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area. Population Exposure population per ~1 sq. km from Landscan Structures: Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to 91°W 89°W 87°W earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick masonry and heavy wood frame construction. PatziciaPatziciaPatzicia GuatemalaGuatemala CityCity SiguatepequeSiguatepequeSiguatepeque PatziciaPatziciaPatzicia GraciasGracias SiguatepequeSiguatepequeSiguatepeque SantaSantaSantaPetapaPetapa MariaMariaMaria dedede JesusJesusJesus GuaimacaGuaimaca Historical Earthquakes (with MMI levels): NuevaNueva OcotepequeOcotepeque ComayaguaComayagua PalinPalinPalin NuevaNueva OcotepequeOcotepeque PalinPalinPalin MetapanMetapan EscuintlaEscuintla JutiapaJutiapaJutiapa MetapanMetapan IntibucaIntibucaIntibuca LaLaLa PazPazPaz AtescatempaAtescatempa Date Dist. Mag. Max Shaking AtescatempaAtescatempa MarcalaMarcala ChiquimulillaChiquimulilla TegucigalpaTegucigalpa ChalatenangoChalatenango (UTC) (km) MMI(#) Deaths PuertoPuertoPuerto SanSanSan JoseJoseJose AhuachapanAhuachapan YuscaranYuscaranYuscaran JalapaJalapaJalapa 14°N GuazapaGuazapa SensuntepequeSensuntepequeSensuntepeque 1987-11-17 119 6.4 VII(249k) 0 IzalcoIzalcoIzalco SanSan SalvadorSalvador SanSan SalvadorSalvador SantaSantaSanta RosaRosaRosa dedede LimaLimaLima OcotalOcotal 1996-03-03 163 6.7 VIII(46k) 0 AcajutlaAcajutla ZaragozaZaragoza SantaSantaSanta RosaRosaRosa dedede LimaLimaLima OcotalOcotal QuilaliQuilali NacaomeNacaome QuilaliQuilali ZacatecolucaZacatecoluca SanSan MiquelMiquel SomotoSomotoSomoto 2000-07-06 231 5.4 VII(173k) 7 SanSanSan LorenzoLorenzoLorenzo UsulutanUsulutan LaLaLa UnionUnionUnion VVV UsulutanUsulutan LaLaLa UnionUnionUnion CiudadCiudad CholutecaCholuteca Recent earthquakes in this area have caused ChirilaguaChirilagua MonjarasMonjaras ElElEl TriunfoTriunfoTriunfo EsteliEsteliJinotegaJinotegaJinotega secondary hazards such as tsunamis, SomotilloSomotilloSomotillo EsteliEsteli MatagalpaMatagalpa13°N landslides, and fires that might have ElElEl SauceSauceSauce MatagalpaMatagalpa VIVIVI ElElEl SauceSauceSauce MatiguasMatiguas contributed to losses. CiudadCiudad DarioDario ChinandegaChinandega PosoltegaPosoltegaPosoltega LeonLeon BoacoBoaco LeonLeon CamoapaCamoapa VIIVIIVII LaLaLa PazPazPaz CentroCentroCentro Selected City Exposure ManaguaManagua from GeoNames.org CarlosCarlos FonsecaFonsecaMasayaMasaya AmadorAmador12°N MMI City Population JinotepeJinotepeJinotepe NandaimeNandaime VII Jiquilillo 4k IVIVIV VI Chirilagua 6k RivasRivas RivasRivas VI Intipuca 4k SanSanSan JuanJuanJuan deldeldel SurSurSur VI Puerto Morazan 8k LaLaLa CruzCruzCruz 11°N VI Monjaras 7k VI El Realejo 6k IIIIIIIIIIII LiberiaLiberiaLiberia IV San Salvador 526k IV Managua 973k km SantaSantaSanta CruzCruzCruz NicoyaNicoya IV Tegucigalpa 851k 0 75 15010°N III San Pedro Sula 489k III Guatemala City 995k PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. bold cities appear on map (k = x1000) Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/pager Event ID: usb000slwn.