M 4.6 in Peru on 09 Oct 2015 04:09 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: 4.6M
Depth: 213.16 Km
Lat/Lon: -16.0129 , -69.7916
Event Date: 09 Oct 2015 04:09 UTC
08 Oct 2015 23:09 Local
Exposed Population:
914907 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Oct 2015 04:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
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
1101302 -1 09 Oct 2015 04:09 4.6M, 213.16km N/A 910 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 La Paz, Arequipa, and Acora.

Radius Population
100 km 910000 people
75 km 610000 people
50 km 250000 people
20 km 39000 people
10 km 11000 people
5 km 4000 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
Acora Puno Peru Village - 4 km
La Paz La Paz Bolivia Capital 810000 people 184 km
Arequipa Arequipa Peru Major city 840000 people 190 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
Ventilla 4000 Civ. Unpaved No 7500 36 km
Juliaca JUL 3824 Civ. Paved Yes 13700 72 km
Copacabana 3838 Civ. Unpaved No 5400 78 km

More information

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