M 6.1 in Peru on 12 Aug 2013 09:49 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1002080
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -5.3837 , -81.8731
Event Date: 12 Aug 2013 09:49 UTC
12 Aug 2013 04:49 Local
Exposed Population:
About 58216 people within 100km
Inserted at: 12 Aug 2013 12:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usb000j10u 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.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 373 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

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The battle for waterWed, 14 Aug 2013 20:33:00 +0200.

The sharpening international geopolitical competition over natural resources has turned some strategic resources into engines of power struggle. Transnational water resources have become an especia...
Japan city votes to destroy tsunami ship landmarkWed, 14 Aug 2013 20:33:00 +0200.

A stranded fishing boat that became a symbol of the devastation of Japan's 2011 tsunami has long divided a northeastern coastal city — between those who wanted to keep it as a monument of survival ...
2011 tsunami memorial boat to be scrappedWed, 14 Aug 2013 20:00:00 +0200.

The vessel Kyotoku-Maru N° 18, distressing 2011 tsunami memorial, is to be dismantled. (Photo Credit: Héctor García/Kirainet/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) 2011 tsunami memorial boat to be scrapped. Thursday, August 15, 2013, 02:40 (GMT + 9) A boat whic
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),