M 5.4 in Peru on 15 Aug 2016 02:58 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: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.6128 , -71.6707
Event Date: 15 Aug 2016 02:58 UTC
14 Aug 2016 21:58 Local
Exposed Population: 1090000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006du3
Inserted at: 15 Aug 2016 03:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006du3 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
1136710 0 15 Aug 2016 02:58 5.4M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:22 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 Coporaque, Sueterapa Pata, Achoma, Chivay, Lari, Maca, Canacota, Tuti, Huayranca, and Madrigal.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 95000 people
50 km 41000 people
20 km 7300 people
10 km 2300 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Arequipa Peru 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Coporaque Arequipa Peru Village - 3 km
Sueterapa Pata Arequipa Peru Village - 6 km
Achoma Arequipa Peru Village - 8 km
Chivay Arequipa Peru Village 4500 people 8 km
Lari Arequipa Peru Village - 11 km
Maca Arequipa Peru Village - 12 km
Canacota Arequipa Peru Village - 12 km
Tuti Arequipa Peru Village - 15 km
Huayranca Arequipa Peru Village - 15 km
Madrigal Arequipa Peru Village - 15 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
Chivay 3520 Civ. Paved No 4100 10 km
Huambo 3283 Civ. Unpaved No 4200 48 km
Minas Buenaventura 3719 Civ. Unpaved No 4500 80 km
Rodriguez Ballon AQP 2562 Civ. Paved Yes 9700 81 km
Vitor 1542 0 92 km
Yauri 3900 Civ. Paved No 8200 93 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Condoroma Colca 1985 48 km

More information

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