M 7.5 in Peru on 28 Nov 2021 10:52 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1298872
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.5M
Glide number: EQ-2021-000192-PER
Depth: 112.48 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.4898 , -76.8461
Event Date: 28 Nov 2021 10:52 UTC
28 Nov 2021 05:52 Local
Exposed Population: About 19000 people in MMI
190 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 28 Nov 2021 11:09 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Peru)

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 2 2
us7000fxq2 Scaled population (raster) 4.36  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
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Peru - Earthquake (ECHO 29 Nov 2021)Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:43

  • An earthquake of 7.5 M at a depth of 112 km occurred on 28 November at 10.52 UTC (05.52 local time) in Barranca District (Datem del Marañón Province, Loreto Region, northern Peru). The epicentre was 50 km northwest of Puerto Diaz Town (Datem del Marañón Province) and 98 km east of Santa María de Nieva Town (Condorcanqui Province, Amazonas Region). Landslide events triggered by the earthquake have been reported close to the epicentre.
  • USGS PAGER estimates that up to 27,000 people were exposed to severe shaking, 110,000 to very strong and 1,090,000 to strong shaking.
  • According to the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI), 12 people have been injured, more than 2,800 people have been affected as well as more than 500 houses. In addition, 59 public buildings and more than 4 km of roads have been also damaged.
  • National authorities are providing help for those affected and are conducting humanitarian and damage assessments.
  • For the next 24 hours, moderate rain is expected across the affected area.
Indonesia - Floods and landslides (ECHO 03 Dec 2021)Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:39

  • Landslides and widespread floods have been affecting parts of Indonesia over the past few days, resulting in casualties and damage.
  • According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), one person died, five people have been injured, 100 affected, and three houses damaged following a landslide in North Toraja Regency (South Sulawesi Province).
  • The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reports 30 missing people and 460 affected in Natuna Regency (Riau Islands Province) after flood events. In addition, more than 4,700 people have been affected, and 912 houses have been damaged in Pasuruan City (East Java Province) due to floods.
  • For the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain with localized thunderstorms are forecast over the affected Provinces.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (6), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),