M 4.7 in Peru on 16 Jan 2013 00:07 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: 4.7M
Depth: 74.4 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.0472 , -70.6857
Event Date: 16 Jan 2013 00:07 UTC
15 Jan 2013 19:07 Local
Exposed Population:
740000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000eprh
Inserted at: 16 Jan 2013 00:40 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000eprh 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
121979 0.5 16 Jan 2013 00:07 4.7M, 74.4km N/A 740 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 Puno (population 1,075,400) . The nearest places are Arequipa, and Hacienda Ccatave.

Radius Population
100 km 750000 people
75 km 300000 people
50 km 120000 people
20 km 13000 people
10 km 1500 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
Hacienda Ccatave Puno Peru Village - 6 km
Arequipa Arequipa Peru Major city 840000 people 174 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 73 km
Yauri 3900 Civ. Paved No 8200 85 km
San Rafael 4396 Civ. Unpaved No 8700 90 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Condoroma Colca 1985 75 km
Lagunillas Ramis 1995 75 km

More information

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