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Green Earthquake alert in Peru on 07/06/2012 16:03 UTC
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Summary

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This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

  • Earthquake Magnitude 6M, Depth:99.7km
  • on 07/06/2012 16:03 UTC
  • 160000 people within 100km

Earthquake event

  • Magnitude: 6 M
  • Depth: 99.7 km (deep)
  • Source: NEIC NEIC usb000a9lp
  • Location (latitude/longitude): -15.9192, -72.5161
  • Time (UTC): 07/06/2012 16:03:18
  • Time (ECT): 07/06/2012 18:03:18

Earthquake impact details

The earthquake happened in Peru , Department of Arequipa (population 1,079,500) . The nearest places are Arequipa, and La Angostura. The maximum altitude nearby is 6343m .

Population

Population near epicenter
Radius Population
100 km 160000 people
75 km 73000 people
50 km 26000 people
20 km 5900 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected provinces

Region/Province Country Population
Arequipa Peru 1 million people

Affected cities

Name Region/Province Country City class Population Distance
Arequipa Arequipa Peru Major city 830000 people 119 km

Critical infrastructure

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

Nearby and affected airports
Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Huambo 3283 Civ. Unpaved No 4200 49 km
Campamento Siguas Majes 1440 Civ. Unpaved No 5900 62 km
Minas Buenaventura 3719 Civ. Unpaved No 4500 69 km
Not calculated

Event time line

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IDAlert colorDateMagnitude and depthPopulation within 100 kmTsunami risk (max height)Delay Source
1174316/7/2012 4:03:18 PM 6M, 99.7km 160 thousand 00:18 NEICNEIC

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