Overall Green Earthquake alert in Peru on 06 Feb 2016 06:20 UTC

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M 4.6 in Peru on 06 Feb 2016 06:20 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:	149.63 Km
Lat/Lon:	-8.9421 , -74.497
Event Date:	06 Feb 2016 06:20 UTC 06 Feb 2016 01:20 Local
Exposed Population:	388034 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	06 Feb 2016 07:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-1		-1
	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1118658		-1	06 Feb 2016 06:20	4.6M, 149.63km	N/A	390 thousand (in 100km)		00:51	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 Ucayali (population 256,700) . The nearest places are Vista Alegre, Venecia, Puerto Callao, Bella Flor, Santa Rosa, Honoria, Tabacoas, Buenos Aires, Tournavista, Eureka, and Cabaï¿½a.

Radius	Population
100 km	390000 people
75 km	360000 people
50 km	11000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ucayali	Peru	260000 people
Huanuco	Peru	620000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Puerto Callao	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	4 km
Cabaï¿½a	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	11 km
Santa Rosa	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	14 km
Buenos Aires	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	16 km
Vista Alegre	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	19 km
Venecia	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	19 km
Tabacoas	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	24 km
Tournavista	Huï¿½nuco	Peru	Village	-	24 km
Eureka	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	25 km
Bella Flor	Ucayali	Peru	Village	-	28 km
Honoria	Huanuco	Peru	Village	-	28 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
Tournavista		198	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	26 km
Pucallpa	PCL	157	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	63 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Pucallpa	PEPCL	Peru	60 km

More information

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