Overall Green Earthquake alert in Peru on 27 Oct 2016 00:31 UTC

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M 4.5 in Peru on 27 Oct 2016 00:31 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:	57.27 Km
Lat/Lon:	-12.8141 , -76.6573
Event Date:	27 Oct 2016 00:31 UTC 26 Oct 2016 19:31 Local
Exposed Population:	7049825 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007283
Inserted at:	27 Oct 2016 00:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10007283	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
1144175		0	27 Oct 2016 00:31	4.5M, 57.27km	N/A	7 million (in 100km)		00:16	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 Lima (population 8,126,700) . The nearest places are La Capilla, Asia, Bujama Baja, Mala, Los Leones, Coaillo, San Andrés, Aymará, Cerro Azul, San Francisco, and Callao.

Radius	Population
100 km	7 million people
75 km	650000 people
50 km	200000 people
20 km	29000 people
10 km	3000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Lima	Peru	8.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
La Capilla	Lima	Peru	Village	-	6 km
Asia	Lima	Peru	Village	-	10 km
Bujama Baja	Lima	Peru	Village	-	11 km
Mala	Lima	Peru	Village	17000 people	17 km
Los Leones	Lima	Peru	Village	-	19 km
Coaillo	Lima	Peru	Village	-	23 km
San Andrés	Lima	Peru	Village	-	26 km
Aymará	Lima	Peru	Village	-	26 km
Cerro Azul	Lima	Peru	Village	-	31 km
San Francisco	Lima	Peru	Village	-	33 km
Hacienda la Yesera	Lima	Peru	Village	-	33 km
Quilmaná	Lima	Peru	Village	6700 people	33 km
Calango	Lima	Peru	Village	-	33 km
Chilca	Lima	Peru	Village	13000 people	34 km
La Palma	Lima	Peru	Village	-	38 km
Pucusana	Lima	Peru	Village	-	39 km
Roma	Lima	Peru	Village	-	40 km
Copite	Lima	Peru	Village	-	41 km
San Vincente de Canete	Lima	Peru	Village	-	42 km
Playa Honda	Lima	Peru	Village	-	42 km
Cata	Lima	Peru	Village	-	42 km
Capto	Lima	Peru	Village	-	43 km
Imperial	Lima	Peru	Village	32000 people	43 km
Pocoto	Lima	Peru	Village	-	45 km
Minay	Lima	Peru	Village	-	47 km
Clarita	Lima	Peru	Village	-	48 km
Iray	Lima	Peru	Village	-	48 km
Locicasos	Lima	Peru	Village	-	48 km
San Bartolo	Lima	Peru	Village	-	49 km
Flores	Lima	Peru	Village	-	50 km
Ungará	Lima	Peru	Village	-	50 km
Marcalla	Lima	Peru	Village	-	50 km
Omas	Lima	Peru	Village	-	51 km
Punta Negra	Lima	Peru	Village	-	52 km
Pueblo Viejo	Lima	Peru	Village	-	52 km
Chichacara	Lima	Peru	Village	-	54 km
Cayahuasi	Lima	Peru	Village	-	54 km
Caltopa	Lima	Peru	Village	-	54 km
Chira	Lima	Peru	Village	-	56 km
Pauyo	Lima	Peru	Village	-	57 km
Cuculí	Lima	Peru	Village	-	57 km
Lunahuaná	Lima	Peru	Village	-	59 km
San Pedro de Pilas	Lima	Peru	Village	-	61 km
Jacalla	Lima	Peru	Village	-	61 km
Ampoca	Lima	Peru	Village	-	61 km
Pongo	Lima	Peru	Village	-	63 km
Lurín	Lima	Peru	Village	-	64 km
Tauripampa	Lima	Peru	Village	-	64 km
Antacocha	Lima	Peru	Village	-	64 km
Calahuaya	Lima	Peru	Village	-	65 km
Santo Domingo de los Olleros	Lima	Peru	Village	-	67 km
Cantera	Lima	Peru	Village	-	67 km
Pachacamac	Lima	Peru	Village	18000 people	67 km
Quinocay	Lima	Peru	Village	-	68 km
Matará	Lima	Peru	Village	-	68 km
Zúñiga	Lima	Peru	Village	-	68 km
La Capilla	Ica	Peru	Village	-	69 km
Lima	Lima	Peru	Capital	7.6 million people	90 km
Callao	Lima	Peru	Major city	510000 people	98 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
Las Palmas		76	Mil.	Paved	No	8000	81 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto de Cerro Azul		Peru	32 km
Conchan		Peru	83 km
Tambo de Mora	PETDM	Peru	88 km

More information

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