M 4.8 in Near Coast Of Peru on 07 Sep 2014 15:11 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: 4.8M
Depth: 65.87 Km
Lat/Lon: -14.69 , -75.19
Event Date: 07 Sep 2014 15:11 UTC
07 Sep 2014 10:11 Local
Exposed Population:
442335 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Sep 2014 16:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0
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
1059553 0 07 Sep 2014 15:11 4.8M, 65.87km N/A 440 thousand (in 100km) 01:36 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 Ica (population 593,300) . The nearest places are and Changuilla.

Radius Population
100 km 440000 people
75 km 95000 people
50 km 66000 people
20 km 14000 people
10 km 4400 people
5 km 1800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ica Peru 590000 people
Ayacucho Peru 580000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Changuilla Ica Peru Village - 4 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
Nazca 567 Civ. Paved No 3200 31 km
San Juan de Marcona SJA 44 Civ. Paved No 6500 74 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Nicolas PESNX Peru 64 km
San Juan PESJA Peru 75 km

More information

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