M 5.1 in Peru on 25 Mar 2014 14:38 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: 5.1M
Depth: 87.83 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.5226 , -70.5836
Event Date: 25 Mar 2014 14:38 UTC
25 Mar 2014 09:38 Local
Exposed Population:
441238 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 25 Mar 2014 15:26 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.7 -0.7
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1044781 -0.8 25 Mar 2014 14:38 5M, 82.82km N/A 430 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 NEIC
1044783 -0.7 25 Mar 2014 14:38 5.1M, 87.83km N/A 440 thousand (in 100km) 00:47 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 Peru , Department of Tacna (population 237,600) . The nearest places are Arequipa, and Sagollo.

Radius Population
100 km 430000 people
75 km 400000 people
50 km 32000 people
20 km 3300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tacna Peru 240000 people
Moquegua Peru 150000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sagollo Tacna Peru Village - 3 km
Arequipa Arequipa Peru Major city 840000 people 158 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
Cesar Torque Podesta 1366 Civ. Unpaved No 5900 52 km
Cor Fap Carlos C Santa Rosa TCQ 468 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ilo PEILQ Peru 73 km

More information

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