M 5 in Peru on 01 Mar 2015 15:08 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: 5.0M
Depth: 57.56 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.2175 , -71.9257
Event Date: 01 Mar 2015 15:08 UTC
01 Mar 2015 10:08 Local
Exposed Population:
509597 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Mar 2015 17:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1072892 0 01 Mar 2015 15:08 5M, 58.99km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:26 NEIC
1072897 0.2 01 Mar 2015 15:08 5M, 57.56km N/A 510 thousand (in 100km) 02:46 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 Arequipa (population 1,079,500) . The nearest places are Arequipa, and Punta de Bomb�n.

Radius Population
100 km 380000 people
75 km 59000 people
50 km 56000 people
20 km 4300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Arequipa Peru 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Punta de Bomb�n Arequipa Peru Village 6000 people 11 km
Arequipa Arequipa Peru Major city 840000 people 100 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
Mollendo 3 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 28 km
Mariano Melgar 1250 51 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Mollendo PEMLQ Peru 32 km
Matarani PEMRI Peru 40 km

More information

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