Overall Green Earthquake alert in Peru on 07 Dec 2016 10:24 UTC

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M 4.6 in Peru on 07 Dec 2016 10:24 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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-5.3039 , -78.7171
Event Date:	07 Dec 2016 10:24 UTC 07 Dec 2016 05:24 Local
Exposed Population:	711073 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007glh
Inserted at:	07 Dec 2016 10:46 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10007glh	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
1149487		0	07 Dec 2016 10:24	4.6M, 10km	N/A	710 thousand (in 100km)		00:21	NEIC

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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 Cajamarca (population 1,379,000) . The nearest places are Santa Rosa, Las Juntas, Chuchuhuasi, Higuerones, Guayape, Chirinos, Inguro, Potrero, Shumba Bajo, Los Cuyes, and Zumba.

Radius	Population
100 km	710000 people
75 km	510000 people
50 km	310000 people
20 km	59000 people
10 km	13000 people
5 km	1200 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Cajamarca	Peru	1.4 million people
Amazonas	Peru	370000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Santa Rosa	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	9 km
Las Juntas	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	10 km
Chuchuhuasi	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	11 km
Higuerones	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	16 km
Guayape	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	17 km
Chirinos	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	20 km
Inguro	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	21 km
Potrero	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	27 km
Shumba Bajo	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	28 km
Los Cuyes	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	28 km
San José de Lourdes	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	30 km
Chumbiereque	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	30 km
Aramango	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	32 km
Pomará	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	32 km
Tembladera	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	33 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	34 km
Yupicuz	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	35 km
San Ignacio	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	7900 people	36 km
Bellavista	Amazonas	Peru	Village	6200 people	41 km
Los Llanos	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	42 km
San José del Alto	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	43 km
Bagua	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	44 km
Chiriaco	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	45 km
Jaén	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	51000 people	46 km
Chingozales	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	46 km
La Peca	Amazonas	Peru	Village	27000 people	46 km
Nazareth	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	50 km
Corral Quemado	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	50 km
Namballe	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	52 km
Copallín	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	53 km
Chito	Zamora-Chinchipe	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
Tiruya	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	55 km
Chontalí	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	56 km
Las Tres Aguas	Zamora-Chinchipe	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Chamaya	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	57 km
La Chonta	Zamora-Chinchipe	Ecuador	Village	-	57 km
Bagua Grande	Amazonas	Peru	Village	20000 people	58 km
Pucapamba	Zamora-Chinchipe	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
El Chorro	Zamora-Chinchipe	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Tabaconas	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	63 km
La Guayuza	Zamora-Chinchipe	Ecuador	Village	-	64 km
Indio Nashipa	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	65 km
Choros	Amazonas	Peru	Village	-	66 km
Balsal	Cajamarca	Peru	Village	-	66 km
Zumba	Zamora-Chinchipe	Ecuador	Village	-	67 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
Jaen		753	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5900	33 km
Huancabamba		1918	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	81 km

More information

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