M 5.1 in Peru on 17 Aug 2007 00:31 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: 5.1M
Depth: 22.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -14.3563 , -76.1508
Event Date: 17 Aug 2007 00:31 UTC
16 Aug 2007 19:31 Local
Exposed Population:
450000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Aug 2007 03:20 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
29640 0.5 17 Aug 2007 00:31 5.1M, 22.3km N/A 450 thousand (in 100km) 02:48 NEIC
29652 0.5 17 Aug 2007 00:31 5.2M, 30km N/A 440 thousand (in 100km) 08:26 EMSC
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 Ica (population 593,300) .

Radius Population
100 km 470000 people
75 km 430000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Peru Ica 590000 people
Peru Huancavelica 380000 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
Pisco PIO 12 Civ. Paved Yes 9900 70 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
General San Martin PEGSM Peru 64 km
Pisco PEPIO Peru 72 km

More information

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