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Green Earthquake alert in Peru on 15/05/2012 01:50 UTC
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Summary

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

  • Earthquake Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:55.2km
  • on 15/05/2012 01:50 UTC
  • 920000 people within 100km

Earthquake event

  • Magnitude: 4.9 M
  • Depth: 55.2 km (deep)
  • Source: NEIC NEIC usb0009pxv
  • Location (latitude/longitude): -8.5894, -79.688
  • Time (UTC): 15/05/2012 01:50:43
  • Time (ECT): 15/05/2012 03:50:43

Earthquake impact details

The earthquake happened in Peru , Department of La Libertad (population 1,381,400) . The maximum altitude nearby is 1495m .

Population

Population near epicenter
Radius Population
100 km 920000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected provinces

Country Region/Province Population
Peru La Libertad 1.3 million people

Affected cities

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Nearby and affected airports
Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Cap C Martinez de Pinillos TRU 23 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 85 km
Major ports
Name LOCODE Country Distance
Trujillo PETRU Peru 84 km
Salaverry PESVY Peru 87 km
Not calculated

Event time line

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IDAlert colorDateMagnitude and depthPopulation within 100 kmTsunami risk (max height)Delay Source
1169405/15/2012 1:50:43 AM 4.9M, 55.2km 920 thousand 02:37 NEICNEIC

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