M 4.5 in Peru on 29 Jul 2013 01:42 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: 4.5M
Depth: 34.2 Km
Lat/Lon: -15.1967 , -75.7572
Event Date: 29 Jul 2013 01:42 UTC
28 Jul 2013 20:42 Local
Exposed Population:
About 70222 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2013 02:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1000972 0 29 Jul 2013 01:42 4.7M, 34.2km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
1000977 0 29 Jul 2013 01:42 4.5M, 34.2km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 01:16 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 Ica (population 593,300) .

Radius Population
100 km 76000 people
75 km 26000 people
50 km 2200 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ica Peru 590000 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
San Juan de Marcona SJA 44 Civ. Paved No 6500 60 km
Nazca 567 Civ. Paved No 3200 82 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Nicolas PESNX Peru 47 km
San Juan PESJA Peru 58 km

More information

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