M 4.5 in Peru on 05 Oct 2012 17:56 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: 185.2 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.5418 , -70.7
Event Date: 05 Oct 2012 17:56 UTC
05 Oct 2012 12:56 Local
Exposed Population:
770000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000d2fc
Inserted at: 05 Oct 2012 19:58 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000d2fc 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
120060 0.5 05 Oct 2012 17:56 4.5M, 185.2km N/A 770 thousand (in 100km) 02:02 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 Puno (population 1,075,400) . The nearest places are Arequipa, and Cajucancha.

Radius Population
100 km 780000 people
75 km 450000 people
50 km 64000 people
20 km 6800 people
10 km 1900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Puno Peru 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Cajucancha Puno Peru Village - 4 km
Arequipa Arequipa Peru Major city 840000 people 129 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
Juliaca JUL 3824 Civ. Paved Yes 13700 59 km
Ventilla 4000 Civ. Unpaved No 7500 75 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Lagunillas Ramis 1995 20 km

More information

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