Overall Green Earthquake alert in Peru on 29 Jun 2024 07:05 UTC

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M 6.1 in Peru on 29 Jun 2024 07:05 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:	6.1M
Depth:	19.3 Km
Lat/Lon:	-16.1219 , -74.5791
Event Date:	29 Jun 2024 07:05 UTC 29 Jun 2024 02:05 Local
Exposed Population:	3 thousand in MMI V
Source:	NEIC us6000n948
Inserted at:	29 Jun 2024 07:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 (Peru)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000n948	Scaled population (raster)	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
1579362		0	29 Jun 2024 07:05	6.1M, 19.3km	5.88	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
	6700 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1579362	-74.579/-16.122	6.1	19.3	5.893	29 Jun 2024 07:28	00:23	(new episode)
2	1579362	-74.579/-16.122	6.1	19.3	5.79	29 Jun 2024 09:09	02:03	(upd of #1)
3	1579362	-74.579/-16.122	6.1	19.3	5.883	30 Jun 2024 07:40	1d 00:35	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Arequipa	Peru	<1000 people
Arequipa	Peru	18000 people
Ayacucho	Peru	no people
Arequipa	Peru	30000 people
Ayacucho	Peru	58000 people
Ica	Peru	56000 people
Apurimac	Peru	<1000 people
Arequipa	Peru	<1000 people
Ayacucho	Peru	no people
Ica	Peru	no people
Apurimac	Peru	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tanaca	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	46 km
Atiquipa	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	41 km
Chala	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	45 km
Yauca	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	50 km
Chala Viejo	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	55 km
Chaviña	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	55 km
Puerto de Lomas	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	68 km
Bella Unión	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	73 km
Jaquí	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	72 km
Achanizo	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	74 km
Acarí	Arequipa	Peru	Village	4200 people	76 km
Guarango	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	80 km
El Convento	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	82 km
Cháparra	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	87 km
El Jaguay	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	89 km
Huarato	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	92 km
El Molino	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	92 km
Huanuhuan	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	94 km
Torrecilla	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	97 km
Quicacha	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	99 km
Chaipi	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	101 km
San Juan	Ica	Peru	Village	-	104 km
Pampa Redonda	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	106 km
Laguna Grande	Ica	Peru	Village	-	111 km
Marcona	Ica	Peru	Village	15000 people	115 km
San Nicolás	Ica	Peru	Village	-	117 km
Mina Calpa	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	118 km
Lalaja	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	123 km
Sóndor	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	124 km
Santa Lucía	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	126 km
Pullo	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	128 km
Incahuassi	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	131 km
Pasañe	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	131 km
Poroma	Ica	Peru	Village	-	132 km
Alto Calera	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	133 km
Santos	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	134 km
Cerro de Arena	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	135 km
Caravelí	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	135 km
Cahuancho	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	136 km
Muña Or	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	136 km
Uchuytambo	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	138 km
Ananta	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	138 km
Tunga	Ica	Peru	Village	-	141 km
Huallhua	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	142 km
Chilhua	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	143 km
Chumpi	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	143 km
Incuyo	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	144 km
Pescadores	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	145 km
Nazca	Ica	Peru	Village	23000 people	147 km
Coracora	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	7400 people	148 km
Chaviña	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	149 km
Urasqui	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	151 km
La Yapana	Ica	Peru	Village	-	154 km
Quemado	Ica	Peru	Village	-	155 km
Pedregal	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	161 km
Puquio	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	10000 people	165 km
Coyungo	Ica	Peru	Village	-	170 km
El Ingenio	Ayacucho	Peru	Village	-	171 km
Changuilla	Ica	Peru	Village	-	175 km
Montegrande	Ica	Peru	Village	-	176 km
Palpa	Ica	Peru	Village	5800 people	186 km
Toma Luz	Ica	Peru	Village	-	208 km
Taurisma	Arequipa	Peru	Village	-	212 km
Callango	Ica	Peru	Village	-	215 km
Ocucaje	Ica	Peru	Village	-	228 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	56 km
San Juan de Marcona	SJA	44	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	104 km
Nazca		567	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	145 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Atico	PEATI	Peru	95 km
San Juan	PESJA	Peru	105 km
San Nicolas	PESNX	Peru	118 km

More information

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