M 4.6 in Southern Peru on 29 Oct 2014 05:14 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: 4.6M
Depth: 17.39 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.87 , -70.71
Event Date: 29 Oct 2014 05:14 UTC
29 Oct 2014 00:14 Local
Exposed Population:
432993 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Oct 2014 05:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 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
1063404 0 29 Oct 2014 05:14 4.6M, 17.39km N/A 430 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Moquegua (population 148,500) . The nearest places are Arequipa, and Carumas.

Radius Population
100 km 430000 people
75 km 130000 people
50 km 75000 people
20 km 7900 people
10 km 1800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Moquegua Peru 150000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Carumas Moquegua Peru Village - 6 km
Arequipa Arequipa Peru Major city 840000 people 101 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 42 km

More information

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