Overall Green Earthquake alert in Peru on 28 Mar 2017 11:15 UTC

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M 4.7 in Peru on 28 Mar 2017 11:15 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	4.7M
Depth:	129.96 Km
Lat/Lon:	-3.108 , -75.7041
Event Date:	28 Mar 2017 11:15 UTC 28 Mar 2017 06:15 Local
Exposed Population:	About 22000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20008v91
Inserted at:	28 Mar 2017 11:48 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	n.a		n.a
us20008v91	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1162018		n.a	28 Mar 2017 11:15	4.7M, 129.96km	N/A	20 thousand (in 100km)		00:32	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 Loreto (population 720,100) . The nearest places are Platanoyacu, Vice Almirante Carbajal, Lorena, Puerto Canela, Virotehuas, Pavayacu, San Antonio, Leoncio Prado, Triunfo, Patria Nueva, and Lisbón.

Radius	Population
100 km	23000 people
75 km	11000 people
50 km	1600 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Loreto	Peru	720000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Platanoyacu	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	8 km
Vice Almirante Carbajal	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	14 km
Lorena	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	16 km
Puerto Canela	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	28 km
Virotehuas	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	31 km
Pavayacu	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	43 km
San Antonio	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	46 km
Leoncio Prado	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	49 km
Triunfo	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	51 km
Patria Nueva	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	52 km
Tigre	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	62 km
San Jacinto	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	64 km
Puesto Macusari	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	70 km
Lisbón	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	70 km

see full list

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
Andoas		230	Civ.	Paved	No	6700	91 km

More information

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