7.6 in Costa Rica

[Macrocane]

Magnitude 7.6 Mww
Location 10.120°N, 85.347°W ± 13.6 km
Depth 40.8 km ± 6.2 km
Number of Stations Used 737
Number of Phases Used 737
Minimum Distance 135.8 km (1.22°)
Travel Time Residual 1.42 sec
Azimuthal Gap 17°
Review Status REVIEWED
Event ID usc000cfsd

[angelwing]

a Caribbean-wide Tsunami Watch is in Effect
09/05/2012 10:47 AM EDT


000
WECA41 PHEB 051447
TSUCAX

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1447 UTC WED SEP 05 2012

THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THE
CARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

... A CARIBBEAN-WIDE TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

BRAZIL / BARBADOS / TRINIDAD TOBAGO / FRENCH GUIANA /
SAINT LUCIA / MARTINIQUE / ST VINCENT / DOMINICA / BARBUDA /
GUADELOUPE / MONTSERRAT / ANTIGUA / SAINT KITTS / ANGUILLA /
GRENADA / SAINT MARTIN / SAINT MAARTEN / DOMINICAN REP /
TURKS N CAICOS / BONAIRE / CURACAO / BAHAMAS / VENEZUELA /
HAITI / BERMUDA / SURINAME / ARUBA / CUBA / GUYANA / COLOMBIA /
JAMAICA / GRAND CAYMAN / CAYMAN BRAC / PANAMA / MEXICO /
HONDURAS / COSTA RICA / BELIZE / NICARAGUA / GUATEMALA

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1442Z 05 SEP 2012
COORDINATES - 9.9 NORTH 85.5 WEST
LOCATION - OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
MAGNITUDE - 7.9

EVALUATION

EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A
WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN AFFECT COASTLINES ACROSS
THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN REGION.

HOWEVER - IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS
WATCH IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AUTHORITIES IN
THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF A WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
BRAZIL FORTALEZA 3.7S 38.5W 1227Z 06 SEP
SAO_LUIS 2.5S 44.3W 1514Z 06 SEP
ILHA_DE_MARACA 2.2N 50.5W 1941Z 06 SEP
BARBADOS BRIDGETOWN 13.1N 59.6W 1603Z 06 SEP
TRINIDAD TOBAGO PIRATES_BAY 11.3N 60.6W 1616Z 06 SEP
PORT-OF-SPAIN 10.6N 61.5W 1713Z 06 SEP
FRENCH GUIANA CAYENNE 4.9N 52.3W 1617Z 06 SEP
SAINT LUCIA CASTRIES 14.0N 61.0W 1620Z 06 SEP
MARTINIQUE FORT-DE-FRANCE 14.6N 61.1W 1620Z 06 SEP
ST VINCENT KINGSTOWN 13.1N 61.2W 1622Z 06 SEP
DOMINICA ROSEAU 15.3N 61.4W 1623Z 06 SEP
BARBUDA PALMETTO_POINT 17.6N 61.9W 1631Z 06 SEP
GUADELOUPE BASSE-TERRE 16.0N 61.7W 1634Z 06 SEP
MONTSERRAT PLYMOUTH 16.7N 62.2W 1635Z 06 SEP
ANTIGUA SAINT_JOHNS 17.1N 61.9W 1640Z 06 SEP
SAINT KITTS BASSETERRE 17.3N 62.7W 1648Z 06 SEP
ANGUILLA THE_VALLEY 18.3N 63.1W 1656Z 06 SEP
GRENADA SAINT_GEORGES 12.0N 61.8W 1657Z 06 SEP
SAINT MARTIN BAIE_BLANCHE 18.1N 63.0W 1715Z 06 SEP
SAINT MAARTEN SIMPSON_BAAI 18.0N 63.1W 1715Z 06 SEP
DOMINICAN REP CABO_ENGANO 18.6N 68.3W 1722Z 06 SEP
PUERTO_PLATA 19.8N 70.7W 1730Z 06 SEP
SANTO_DOMINGO 18.5N 69.9W 1753Z 06 SEP
TURKS N CAICOS GRAND_TURK 21.5N 71.1W 1735Z 06 SEP
WEST_CAICOS 21.7N 72.5W 1754Z 06 SEP
BONAIRE ONIMA 12.3N 68.3W 1740Z 06 SEP
CURACAO WILLEMSTAD 12.1N 68.9W 1747Z 06 SEP
BAHAMAS MAYAGUANA 22.3N 73.0W 1751Z 06 SEP
GREAT_INAGUA 20.9N 73.7W 1805Z 06 SEP
SAN_SALVADOR 24.1N 74.5W 1806Z 06 SEP
CAT_IS 24.4N 75.5W 1814Z 06 SEP
ELEUTHERA_IS 25.2N 76.1W 1832Z 06 SEP
LONG_IS 23.3N 75.1W 1833Z 06 SEP
ANDROS_IS 25.0N 77.9W 1838Z 06 SEP
CROOKED_IS 22.7N 74.1W 1849Z 06 SEP
EXUMA 23.6N 75.9W 1907Z 06 SEP
FREEPORT 26.5N 78.8W 1919Z 06 SEP
NASSAU 25.1N 77.4W 1919Z 06 SEP
BIMINI 25.8N 79.3W 1919Z 06 SEP
ABACO_IS 26.6N 77.1W 2006Z 06 SEP
VENEZUELA MAIQUETIA 10.6N 67.0W 1752Z 06 SEP
CUMANA 10.5N 64.2W 1816Z 06 SEP
PORLAMAR 10.9N 63.8W 1921Z 06 SEP
PUNTO_FIJO 11.7N 70.2W 2048Z 06 SEP
GOLFO_VENEZUELA 11.4N 71.2W 2140Z 06 SEP
HAITI CAP-HAITEN 19.8N 72.2W 1753Z 06 SEP
JEREMIE 18.6N 74.1W 1818Z 06 SEP
PORT-AU-PRINCE 18.5N 72.4W 1922Z 06 SEP
BERMUDA RUTHS_BAY 32.4N 64.6W 1756Z 06 SEP
SURINAME PARAMARIBO 5.9N 55.2W 1800Z 06 SEP
ARUBA ORANJESTAD 12.5N 70.0W 1804Z 06 SEP
CUBA BARACOA 20.4N 74.5W 1807Z 06 SEP
SANTIAGO_D_CUBA 19.9N 75.8W 1822Z 06 SEP
GIBARA 21.1N 76.1W 1825Z 06 SEP
CIENFUEGOS 22.0N 80.5W 1919Z 06 SEP
SANTA_CRZ_D_SUR 20.7N 78.0W 2003Z 06 SEP
LA_HABANA 23.2N 82.4W 2028Z 06 SEP
NUEVA_GERONA 21.9N 82.8W 2251Z 06 SEP
GUYANA GEORGETOWN 6.8N 58.2W 1829Z 06 SEP
COLOMBIA RIOHACHA 11.6N 72.9W 1841Z 06 SEP
SANTA_MARTA 11.2N 74.2W 1853Z 06 SEP
CARTAGENA 10.4N 75.6W 1857Z 06 SEP
PUNTA_CARIBANA 8.6N 76.9W 1958Z 06 SEP
BARRANQUILLA 11.1N 74.9W 1959Z 06 SEP
JAMAICA MONTEGO_BAY 18.5N 77.9W 1844Z 06 SEP
KINGSTON 17.9N 76.9W 1856Z 06 SEP
GRAND CAYMAN CAYMAN_ISLANDS 19.3N 81.3W 1906Z 06 SEP
CAYMAN BRAC CAYMAN_ISLANDS 19.7N 79.9W 1919Z 06 SEP
PANAMA ALIGANDI 9.2N 78.0W 1930Z 06 SEP
COLON 9.4N 79.9W 1936Z 06 SEP
PUERTO_OBALDIA 8.7N 77.4W 1945Z 06 SEP
PUERTO_CARRETO 8.8N 77.6W 1945Z 06 SEP
BOCAS_DEL_TORO 9.4N 82.2W 1954Z 06 SEP
MEXICO COZUMEL 20.5N 87.0W 2003Z 06 SEP
VERACRUZ 19.2N 96.1W 2231Z 06 SEP
TEXAS_BORDER 26.0N 97.1W 2255Z 06 SEP
MADERO 22.3N 97.8W 2258Z 06 SEP
CAMPECHE 19.9N 90.5W 0226Z 07 SEP
HONDURAS PUERTO_CORTES 15.9N 88.0W 2007Z 06 SEP
TRUJILLO 15.9N 86.0W 2049Z 06 SEP
COSTA RICA PUERTO_LIMON 10.0N 83.0W 2010Z 06 SEP
BELIZE BELIZE_CITY 17.5N 88.2W 2010Z 06 SEP
NICARAGUA PUNTA_GORDA 11.4N 83.8W 2109Z 06 SEP
PUERTO_CABEZAS 14.0N 83.4W 2352Z 06 SEP
GUATEMALA PUERTO_BARRIOS 15.7N 88.6W 2109Z 06 SEP

ADDITIONAL BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT AS MORE INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

[Macrocane]

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1450 UTC WED SEP 05 2012

THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THE
CARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

... THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED ...

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1442Z 05 SEP 2012
COORDINATES - 9.9 NORTH 85.5 WEST
LOCATION - OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
MAGNITUDE - 7.9

EVALUATION

THE TSUNAMI WATCH FOR THE CARIBBEAN IS CANCELLED BECAUSE IT WAS
MEANT FOR THE PACIFIC AND WAS INADVERTANTLY SENT TO THE CARIBBEAN
BY MISTAKE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE
CAUSED.


THIS WILL BE THE FINAL PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

[Macrocane]

00
WEPA40 PHEB 051450
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1450Z 05 SEP 2012

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

COSTA RICA / PANAMA / NICARAGUA / EL SALVADOR / HONDURAS /
MEXICO / COLOMBIA / ECUADOR / GUATEMALA / PERU

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

CHILE

FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1442Z 05 SEP 2012
COORDINATES - 9.9 NORTH 85.5 WEST
DEPTH - 46 KM
LOCATION - OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
MAGNITUDE - 7.9

EVALUATION

IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE
DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER
WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO
DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF
THE THREAT.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
COSTA RICA CABO_SAN_ELENA 10.9N 274.0E 1510Z 05 SEP
CABO_MATAPALO 8.4N 276.7E 1518Z 05 SEP
PUERTO_QUEPOS 9.4N 275.8E 1536Z 05 SEP
PANAMA PUNTA_BURICA 8.0N 277.1E 1527Z 05 SEP
PUNTA_MALA 7.5N 280.0E 1615Z 05 SEP
PUERTO_PINA 7.4N 282.0E 1631Z 05 SEP
BALBOA_HTS. 9.0N 280.4E 1742Z 05 SEP
NICARAGUA SAN_JUAN_DL_SUR 11.2N 274.1E 1531Z 05 SEP
CORINTO 12.5N 272.8E 1546Z 05 SEP
PUERTO_SANDINO 12.2N 273.2E 1550Z 05 SEP
EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 13.6N 270.2E 1604Z 05 SEP
HONDURAS AMAPALA 13.2N 272.4E 1604Z 05 SEP
MEXICO PUERTO_MADERO 14.8N 267.5E 1631Z 05 SEP
MANZANILLO 19.1N 255.7E 1751Z 05 SEP
ACAPULCO 16.9N 260.1E 1757Z 05 SEP
SOCORRO 18.8N 249.0E 1844Z 05 SEP
MAZATLAN 23.2N 253.6E 1848Z 05 SEP
CABO_SAN_LUCAS 22.8N 250.0E 1850Z 05 SEP
PUNTA_ABREOJOS 26.7N 246.4E 1959Z 05 SEP
COLOMBIA BAHIA_SOLANO 6.3N 282.6E 1633Z 05 SEP
TUMACO 1.8N 281.1E 1656Z 05 SEP
BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 282.8E 1657Z 05 SEP
ECUADOR ESMERELDAS 1.2N 280.2E 1650Z 05 SEP
LA_LIBERTAD 2.2S 278.8E 1711Z 05 SEP
BALTRA_IS. 0.5S 269.7E 1721Z 05 SEP
GUATEMALA SIPICATE 13.9N 268.8E 1650Z 05 SEP
PERU TALARA 4.6S 278.5E 1733Z 05 SEP
PIMENTAL 6.9S 280.0E 1842Z 05 SEP
CHIMBOTE 9.0S 281.2E 1900Z 05 SEP
LA_PUNTA 12.1S 282.8E 1903Z 05 SEP
SAN_JUAN 15.3S 284.8E 1921Z 05 SEP
MOLLENDO 17.1S 288.0E 1954Z 05 SEP
CHILE ARICA 18.5S 289.7E 2013Z 05 SEP
IQUIQUE 20.2S 289.9E 2015Z 05 SEP
ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 289.6E 2028Z 05 SEP

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

[Macrocane]

[Macrocane]

A video of the earthquake in Costa Rica:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP6Lefm6G8Y&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

[Macrocane]

The earthauqke was felt in El Salvador, this is the info according to the SNET in El Salvador:

Date: September 5 2012
Local Time: 08:42
Latitude: 10.12
Longitude: -85.347
Location: Costa Rica
Depth (km): 40
Magnitude: 7.6
Intensity: III in San Salvador

[Caribwxgirl]

I really hope there are no casualties. How strong was it felt in El Salvador?

[Macrocane]

In El Salvador it was felt like a light and slow shake but pretty long.

[msbee]

Thanks for all the info Macrocane..Keep us updated.
Glad all is ok in El Salvador

[Macrocane]

Officially no deaths were reported and the damages have been moderate (although 2 deaths were reported by local newspapers), that's good news especially because the earthquake was the 2nd strongest in Costa Rica's history. These are the most important damages:

-8 important roads blocked or heavily damaged.
-8 bridges collapsed.
-7 hospitals were damaged, one of them is almost collapsed.
-3 historical churches damaged.
-Almost 200 home destroyed (a very low number given the magnitude of the quake)
-At least one school has heavy damage.

Source (in Spanish): http://www.crhoy.com/recuento-de-principales-danos-afectaciones-y-suspension-de-servicios-tras-el-terremoto/

Some pictures of the damages on this page: http://www.crhoy.com/terremoto-de-hojancha/#video-terremoto