M 4.8 in Near Coast Of Peru on 17 Mar 2014 04:14 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: 4.8M
Depth: 94.49 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.9747 , -70.4164
Event Date: 17 Mar 2014 04:14 UTC
16 Mar 2014 23:14 Local
Exposed Population:
510412 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Mar 2014 04:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 0
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
1043966 0 17 Mar 2014 04:14 4.8M, 94.49km N/A 510 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Tacna (population 237,600) . The nearest places are and Cruz.

Radius Population
100 km 510000 people
75 km 470000 people
50 km 270000 people
20 km 210000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tacna Peru 240000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Cruz Tacna Peru Village - 10 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
Cor Fap Carlos C Santa Rosa TCQ 468 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 17 km
Chacalluta ARI 55 Civ. Paved Yes 7100 42 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Arica CLARI Chile 57 km

More information

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