M 4.5 in Peru on 07 Jan 2016 14:55 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -6.7995 , -76.8565
Event Date: 07 Jan 2016 14:55 UTC
07 Jan 2016 09:55 Local
Exposed Population:
520861 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Jan 2016 17:06 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
1114661 0 07 Jan 2016 14:55 4.5M, 10km N/A 520 thousand (in 100km) 02:10 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 San Martin (population 522,200) .

Radius Population
100 km 520000 people
75 km 330000 people
50 km 88000 people
20 km 8200 people
10 km 1100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
San Martin Peru 520000 people

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
Juanjui JJI 349 Civ. Unpaved No 6000 43 km
Picota 290 Civ. Unpaved No 3500 54 km
Pucacaca 299 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 58 km

More information

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