Overall Green Earthquake alert in Peru on 18 Jun 2024 02:22 UTC

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M 5.5 in Peru on 18 Jun 2024 02:22 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:	5.5M
Depth:	99.5 Km
Lat/Lon:	-3.8887 , -76.6968
Event Date:	18 Jun 2024 02:22 UTC 17 Jun 2024 21:22 Local
Exposed Population:	30 thousand in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us7000mt41
Inserted at:	18 Jun 2024 02:39 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000mt41	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1577363		0	18 Jun 2024 02:22	5.5M, 99.5km	4.13	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:17	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 Loreto (population 305) . The nearest places are Puerto Madres, Fernando Playas, Santa Rosa, Solano, Puerto Pardo, Puerto Salvatierra, Anatico, Huasaga, Minchana, Tierra Blanca, and Santa Teresa.

Radius	Population
100 km	16000 people
75 km	9400 people
50 km	1900 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Loreto	Peru	<1000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Puerto Madres	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	17 km
Fernando Playas	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	38 km
Santa Rosa	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	39 km
Solano	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	40 km
Puerto Pardo	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	40 km
Puerto Salvatierra	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	47 km
Anatico	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	52 km
Huasaga	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	56 km
Minchana	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	63 km
Tierra Blanca	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	63 km
Soplin	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	67 km
Santa Teresa	Loreto	Peru	Village	-	67 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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