M 4.9 in Peru on 03 Nov 2012 13:56 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: 4.9M
Depth: 122.7 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.531 , -71.6551
Event Date: 03 Nov 2012 13:56 UTC
03 Nov 2012 08:56 Local
Exposed Population:
990000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000djw2
Inserted at: 03 Nov 2012 14:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000djw2 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
120651 0.5 03 Nov 2012 13:56 4.9M, 122.7km N/A 990 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Arequipa (population 1,079,500) . The nearest places are Arequipa, and Huayranca.

Radius Population
100 km 1 million people
75 km 100000 people
50 km 39000 people
20 km 6700 people
10 km 1200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Arequipa Peru 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Huayranca Arequipa Peru Village - 6 km
Arequipa Arequipa Peru Major city 840000 people 97 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
Chivay 3520 Civ. Paved No 4100 14 km
Huambo 3283 Civ. Unpaved No 4200 53 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Condoroma Colca 1985 42 km

More information

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