M 8 in Peru on 26 May 2019 07:41 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1180592
Earthquake Magnitude: 8.0M
Glide number: EQ-2019-000049-PER
Depth: 109.88 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.796 , -75.2975
Event Date: 26 May 2019 07:41 UTC
26 May 2019 02:41 Local
Exposed Population: 140000 people in MMI
520 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 27 May 2019 07:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 2.3 2.3
us60003sc0 Scaled population (raster) 4.98  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
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Peru - Earthquake UPDATE (ECHO 27 May 2019)Mon, 27 May 2019 13:04

  • A severe earthquake of Mw 8.0 and depth 109 km occurred in Loreto Department (northern Peru) on 26 April at 07.41 UTC (02.41 local time).
  • Despite its depth, up to 159,000 people were exposed to severe shaking, 591,000 to very strong shaking and 727,000 to strong shaking and it was classified as a red alert on the Global Disaster Alerting Coordination System (GDACS). 
  • As of 27 May, one person was reported to have died in Huarango District (San Ignacio Province, Cajamarca Department) due to rockfall, 16 people were injured and 238 families have been affected. A bridge and several houses collapsed in Yurimaguas and 445 houses and several buildings were damaged across the Amazonas and Loreto Departments. Non-food items have been distributed to affected families.
  • Search and rescue operations are ongoing and assessments are still preliminary. 
Peru - Earthquake update (ECHO 30 May 2019)Thu, 30 May 2019 12:56

  • The extent of damage following a 8.0 earthquake in Loreto Department on 26 May has increased, as according to the assessment provided by national authorities.
  • As of 30 May at 8.00 UTC, the number of damaged buildings increased to 1419, while two bridges have been destroyed and another two have been affected, as well as a water reservoir.
  • The death toll remains unchanged at two, with 15 injuries reported.
  • 14 districts across the Departments of Loreto, Cajamarca, and San Martín have declared state of emergency for 60 days. Humanitarian aid in order to meet basic needs is being provided to the affected population.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: UNOSAT (1), EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (6), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),