M 4.9 in Peru on 28 Aug 2015 16:27 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: 4.9M
Depth: 182.06 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.8569 , -69.6501
Event Date: 28 Aug 2015 16:27 UTC
28 Aug 2015 11:27 Local
Exposed Population:
406312 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Aug 2015 16:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1093589 -0.9 28 Aug 2015 16:27 4.9M, 182.06km N/A 410 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 Puno (population 1,075,400) . The nearest places are La Paz, Hutanuma, and Canllaccollo.

Radius Population
100 km 410000 people
75 km 210000 people
50 km 97000 people
20 km 14000 people
10 km 2600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Puno Peru 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Canllaccollo Puno Peru Village - 9 km
Hutanuma Puno Peru Village - 10 km
La Paz La Paz Bolivia Capital 810000 people 165 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
Charana 4060 Civ. Unpaved No 6500 84 km
Copacabana 3838 Civ. Unpaved No 5400 96 km

More information

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