Overall Green Earthquake alert in Peru on 12 Jul 2024 09:30 UTC

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M 5.7 in Peru on 12 Jul 2024 09:30 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	5.7M
Depth:	31.9 Km
Lat/Lon:	-15.5726 , -74.7689
Event Date:	12 Jul 2024 09:30 UTC 12 Jul 2024 04:30 Local
Exposed Population:	7 thousand in MMI&>=V
Source:	NEIC us7000mytc
Inserted at:	12 Jul 2024 09:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000mytc	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1581828		0	12 Jul 2024 09:30	5.7M, 31.9km	5.56	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 ,of Arequipa (population 1,079,500) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	8700 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1581828	-74.769/-15.573	5.7	31.9	5.358	12 Jul 2024 09:52	00:22	(new episode)
2	1581828	-74.769/-15.573	5.7	31.9	5.637	12 Jul 2024 11:35	02:05	(upd of #1)
3	1581828	-74.769/-15.573	5.7	31.9	5.557	13 Jul 2024 09:40	1d 00:10	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Arequipa	Peru	no people
Arequipa	Peru	11000 people
Ica	Peru	<1000 people
Ayacucho	Peru	no people
Arequipa	Peru	19000 people
Ica	Peru	55000 people
Ayacucho	Peru	12000 people
Apurimac	Peru	no people
Arequipa	Peru	<1000 people
Ica	Peru	3000 people
Ayacucho	Peru	4300 people
Apurimac	Peru	1400 people
Huancavelica	Peru	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Puerto de Lomas	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	9 km
Bella Unión	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	14 km
Chaviña	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	14 km
Acarí	Arequipa	Peru	Village	4200 people	22 km
El Jaguay	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	26 km
Yauca	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	27 km
Tanaca	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	37 km
San Juan	Ica	Peru	Village	-	47 km
Jaquí	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	36 km
Huarato	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	37 km
Laguna Grande	Ica	Peru	Village	-	48 km
Atiquipa	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	49 km
El Convento	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	51 km
Marcona	Ica	Peru	Village	15000 people	52 km
Pampa Redonda	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	53 km
El Molino	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	55 km
San Nicolás	Ica	Peru	Village	-	60 km
Chala Viejo	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	63 km
Chala	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	65 km
Poroma	Ica	Peru	Village	-	68 km
Santa Lucía	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	70 km
Guarango	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	77 km
Tunga	Ica	Peru	Village	-	77 km
Pasañe	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	79 km
Uchuytambo	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	81 km
Huallhua	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	81 km
Nazca	Ica	Peru	Village	23000 people	83 km
Lalaja	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	85 km
Chaipi	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	87 km
La Yapana	Ica	Peru	Village	-	90 km
Huanuhuan	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	91 km
Quemado	Ica	Peru	Village	-	92 km
Chilhua	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	101 km
El Ingenio	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	107 km
Coyungo	Ica	Peru	Village	-	108 km
Torrecilla	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	110 km
Changuilla	Ica	Peru	Village	-	111 km
Incahuassi	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	115 km
Montegrande	Ica	Peru	Village	-	117 km
Palpa	Ica	Peru	Village	5800 people	122 km
Incuyo	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	133 km
Toma Luz	Ica	Peru	Village	-	147 km
Corontayo	Huancavelica	Peru	Village	-	174 km
Urasqui	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	178 km
Santiago	Ica	Peru	Village	10000 people	185 km
Pedregal	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	202 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
Yauca		150	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	25 km
San Juan de Marcona	SJA	44	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	46 km
Nazca		567	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	81 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	San Juan	PESJA	Peru	48 km
	San Nicolas	PESNX	Peru	61 km

More information

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