M 5.5 in Peru on 28 Feb 2021 02:16 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: 5.5M
Depth: 9.65 Km
Lat/Lon: -17.5676 , -72.583
Event Date: 28 Feb 2021 02:16 UTC
27 Feb 2021 21:16 Local
Exposed Population: About 56000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000de9a
Inserted at: 28 Feb 2021 02:35 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000de9a Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1361037 0 28 Feb 2021 02:16 5.5M, 9.65km 3.39 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 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 Arequipa (population 1,079,500) .

Radius Population
100 km 56000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Arequipa Peru 1.1 million people
Moquegua Peru 150000 people
Tacna Peru 240000 people
Tarapaca Chile 350000 people
Ayacucho Peru 580000 people
Puno Peru 1.1 million people
Cusco Peru 1.1 million people
La Paz Bolivia 2.4 million people
Apurimac Peru 390000 people
Ica Peru 590000 people
Oruro Bolivia 480000 people
Huancavelica Peru 380000 people
Potosi Bolivia 820000 people

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
Mollendo 3 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Matarani PEMRI Peru 81 km
Mollendo PEMLQ Peru 84 km

More information

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