Information Bulletin no. 01/2007 GLIDE no. : EARTHQUAKE EQ-2007-000133-PER 15 August 2007

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0049E/08.03.04 Peru: Earthquake; Information Bulletin no. 01 2

The Situation At 18:40 local time on 15 August 2007, an earthquake of 7.9 on the Richter scale (source US Geological Survey) hit Peru, with the epicentre 43 km South West of San Vicente de Cañete, south of Lima. Replicas have been felt since this earthquake. (Click here to view the map)

The epicentre was registered 33km below the earth’s surface (Geophysics Institute of Peru). The town nearest to the epicentre is . In Ica, a town also very near the epicentre, preliminary reports are indicating 37 deaths and 300 people injured, and numbers are rising as new information is made available. The Peruvian Civil Defence System (Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil - INDECI) is currently setting up a situation room to respond to the emergency.

The earthquake caused buildings to shake and hundreds of people to run out into the streets after the tremors were felt in the capital of Lima and towns near the epicentre. There has been damage to buildings and electricity has been cut off in some areas. All flights from the international airport in Lima have been temporarily suspended. As a preventative measure, a tsunami warning was issued for Chile, Colombia Ecuador and Peru by the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics

Shortly after the earthquakes, the President of Peru made a national statement confirming that all national authorities were on high alert to respond to the situation and that all health services and centres must be on red alert, requesting all doctors to make themselves available and for all services to be free of charge for those who may need it.

Red Cross and Red Crescent action

The Peruvian Red Cross (PRC) immediately mobilised a National Intervention Team (NIT) to the region of the epicentre to evaluate the situation. The NIT is accompanied by a Regional Intervention Team (RIT) member, a logistics expert, who was deployed to support the PRC operation to respond to the cold wave in July. In addition, the Relief Director also accompanies NIT and RIT members on the evaluation mission. As soon this team reaches the affected area, more information will be directly available to assess how many people have been affected and to assess the damage caused to infrastructure.

The Regional Representation of the International Federation in Lima is directly supporting the PRC National Society, and both are closely coordinating with INDECI, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Partner National Societies (PNS) such as American Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross and Japanese Red Cross. The Pan American Disaster Response Unit (PADRU) in Panama is on standby to send tents, blankets, jerry cans and other provisions by plane if needs are confirmed. Funds from the Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) are being made available to support the response if needed.

The Chilean and Colombian Red Cross have offered their support to the National Society in Peru if needed. Volunteers from Chilean Red Cross can be mobilized from the north of the country and the Colombian Red Cross has RIT and NIT members available if needed.

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0049E/08.03.04 DREF MDRPE003 16 August 2007 EQ-2007-000133-PER Peru: Earthquake

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At 18:40 local time on 15 August 2007, Peru an earthquake of 7.9 hit Peru

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The town nearest to the epicentre is Chincha Alta Bolivia \! La Paz In Ica, preliminary reports are indicating 37 deaths and 300 people injured, and numbers are rising as new information is made available

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The earthquake caused buildings to shake and hundreds of people to run out into the streets after the tremors were felt in the capital of Lima and towns near the epicentre. There has been damage to buildings and electricity has been cut off in some areas. As a preventative measure, a tsunami warning was issued for Chile, Colombia Ecuador and Peru by the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics The maps used do not imply the expression of any opinion on the Map data sources part of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red ESRI,GRUMP,USGS Crescent Societies or National Societies concerning the legal Federation status of a territory or of its authorities. Top 10 Natural Disasters - number killed:

Disaster type Date No Killed

Earthquake 31-May-1970 66,794

Epidemic 18-Aug-1991 8,000

Slides Dec-1941 5,000

Slides 10-Jan-1962 2,000

Epidemic 31-Jan-1991 1,726

Earthquake 10-Nov-1946 1,400

Epidemic Jan-1992 690

Slides 18-Mar-1971 600

Slides 25-Apr-1973 500

Flood Jan-1983 364

Top 10 Natural Disasters - number affected:

Disaster type Date No Affected

Earthquake 31-May-1970 3,216,240

Drought Aug-1990 2,200,000

Extreme Temperature Jun-2004 2,137,467

Extreme Temperature 7-Jul-2003 1,839,888

Earthquake Mar-1972 1,575,000 Drought Jul-1992 1,100,000

Flood Jan-1983 700,000

Flood 24-Dec-1997 580,750

Earthquake 23-Jun-2001 349,978

Flood Feb-1971 330,000

Top 10 Natural Disasters - economic damage:

Disaster type Date Damage US* (000's)

Flood Jan-1983 988,800

Earthquake 31-May-1970 530,000

Earthquake 23-Jun-2001 300,000

Drought Jul-1992 250,000

Slides 10-Jan-1962 200,000

Drought Aug-1990 36,000

Earthquake 5-Apr-1986 22,000

Slides 25-Apr-1974 21,700

Earthquake Mar-1972 20,000

Earthquake 17-Oct-1966 15,000

Created on Aug-16-2007. - Data version v03.07 Please note that the CRED/EM-DAT team is currently working on enhancing the economic damage figures. Therefore, we suggest that these figures are treated with caution. Visit our website regularly for updated information. Source:"EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, www.em- dat.net - Université catholique de Louvain - Brussels - Belgium"

For some natural disasters (particularly floods and droughts)there is no exact day or month for the event, and for other disasters (particularly pre-1974) the available record of the disaster does not provide an exact day or month.

Summarized Table of Natural Disasters in Peru from 1913 to 2007

# of Damage Killed Injured Homeless Affected Total Affected Events US$ (000's)

Drought 5 0 0 0 3,584,604 3,584,604 296,000

avg per event 0 0 0 716,921 716,921 59,200

Earthquake 37 70,109 154,395 300,701 5,121,146 5,576,242 905,150

avg per event 1,895 4,173 8,127 138,409 150,709 24,464

Epidemic 9 10,672 79,725 0 234,528 314,253 0

avg per event 1,186 8,858 0 26,059 34,917 0

Extreme Temperature 5 519 1,817,000 0 2,180,055 3,997,055 0

avg per event 104 363,400 0 436,011 799,411 0

Flood 40 2,461 2,985 300,125 2,883,894 3,187,004 1,019,800

avg per event 62 75 7,503 72,097 79,675 25,495

Insect Infestation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

avg per event 0 0 0 0 0 0

Slides 26 9,735 83 8,626 49,600 58,309 224,700

avg per event 374 3 332 1,908 2,243 8,642

Volcano 2 0 0 0 7,000 7,000 0

avg per event 0 0 0 3,500 3,500 0

Wave / Surge 1 7 2 750 0 752 0

avg per event 7 2 750 0 752 0

Wild Fires 1 0 0 0 1,000 1,000 0

avg per event 0 0 0 1,000 1,000 0

Wind Storm 2 119 0 0 86,682 86,682 0

avg per event 60 0 0 43,341 43,341 0

Created on Aug-16-2007. - Data version v03.07

Source:"EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, www.em- dat.net - Université catholique de Louvain - Brussels - Belgium" *Events recorded in the CRED EM-DAT. First Event: Oct/1913, Last Entry: Apr/2007.

*Epidemics include: Arbovirus(Yellow fever), Measles, Diarrhoeal/Enteric(Cholera), Diarrhoeal/Enteric, Malaria

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Peru Earthquake Report No.1 Page 1

Situation Report 1– PERU EARTHQUAKE – 16 AUGUST 2007

SITUATION 7. As a preventative measure, a tsunami warning was issued for Chile, Colombia Ecuador and Peru by the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics 1. At 11:40:58 PM (Greenwich time) 6:34:56 PM local time, an earthquake measuring 7.9 degrees NATIONAL RESPONSE in the Richter scale struck in the . The epicenter was 25 miles (61 kilometers) west- 8. The Peruvian Government has declared the northwest of Chincha Alta, Peru, and 90 miles (161 state of emergency in the Department of Ica and kilometers) south-southeast of Lima, according to the Cañete province. The President of Peru made in a U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was 30.2 km statement confirmed that all national authorities were depth (18.8 miles). The town nearest to the epicentre on high alert to respond to the situation and that all is Chincha Alta. health services and centres must be on red alert, requesting all doctors to make themselves available 2. Several aftershocks have been registered and and for all services to be free of charge for those who continue. The effects were also strongly felt in the may need it capital, Lima. 9. INDECI is currently setting up a situation 3. According to preliminary reports, the numbers room to respond to the emergency. An INDECI of reported dead and injured have been increasing, Assessment Team has been deployed to the provinces with the latest reports of 450 killed and 1,000 injured of Ica and Chincha. An aerial assessment is planned according to the Peruvian Civil Defence System - for August 16. Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil -Civil Defense Agency - INDECI). 10. A local team of 40 firemen with USAR capabilities is being deployed to Ica. The Ministry of 4. Electricity and communications have been cut Health has deployed medical teams to the Ica off in several regions rendering searches and Department in support to the local hospitals. assessments difficult.

5. The earthquake caused buildings to shake and INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE hundreds of people to run out into the streets after. There are unofficial reports of damages in the 11. The Resident Coordinator’s Office in Lima provinces of Ica, Chincha, Canete, and . The has activated an Emergency Operations Centre and is INDECI reports that 337 houses collapsed, 2 hotels holding a meeting of the UN Disaster Management destroyed, and 2 health centres affected (preliminary Team. assessment). Reports also refer to some damage to the historic centre of Lima 12. The UN is in close contact with the Government of Peru and has offered support and 6. All flights from the international airport in assistance, including possibly an UN Disaster Lima have been temporarily suspended. assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Team and the mobilization of Search and Rescue Teams. The UNDMT is awaiting feedback from the Government.

Peru Earthquake Report No.1 Page 2 13. Emergency cash grants were released by UNDP (USD 100,000) and OCHA (USD 100,000)

14. The Peruvian Red Cross (PRC) has mobilised a National Intervention Team to the region of the epicentre to assess needs and damages caused to infrastructure. The Regional Representation of the IFRC in Lima is directly supporting the PRC, and both are closely coordinating with INDECI, OCHA and Partner National Societies. IFRC already had staff in the country working on a response to the cold wave, who are being re-allocated temporarily to provide response support. 15. Funds from the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) are being made available to support the response if needed. 16. The Pan American Disaster Response Unit (PADRU) in Panama is on standby to send tents, blankets, jerry cans and other provisions by plane if needs are confirmed.

17. The Chilean and Colombian Red Cross have offered their support to the National Society in Peru if needed.

18. Spain has also offered assistance and sent a rescue team of 15 rescuers and four sniffer dogs.

19. Oxfam deployed a team to Pisco and Chincha to assess most urgent needs of the affected population.

20. OCHA continues to closely monitor the situation, including through the Regional Office in Panama, and remains in contact, with the Resident Coordinator and will provide further updates on the situation.

21. This situation report together with further information on ongoing emergencies is also available on the OSOCC Internet Website http://www.unocha.org/vosocc and on the OCHA Internet Website http://www.reliefweb.int/.

Peru Earthquake Report No.1 Page 3

For detailed information please contact:

Contact Details Desk Officer (New York) Mr. Ignacio León Office Tel: +1 917 367-9960 Office Fax: +1 212 963-36 30 E-mail: [email protected]

GCMS (Geneva) Ms. Aoibheann O’Keeffe Office Tel: +41 22 917 4329 E-mail: [email protected] OCHA Regional Office for Mr. Douglas Reimer Office Tel. +507 317-1748 Latin America and the Regional Disaster Response Adviser Office Fax +507 317-1744 Caribbean Mobile: +507 6676-1689 E-mail: [email protected] Press Contact: (NY) Ms. Stephanie Bunker Office Tel : + 1 917-367-5126 Office Fax: + 1 212-963-1312 Email: [email protected]

(GVA) Ms. Elizabeth Byrs Office Tel + 41 22 917 26 53 Office Fax + 41 22 917 00 20 E-mail: [email protected]

Dates: Country: Location: Disaster: Numbers: DisNo: Start date Type End date SubType Name 25/Sep/2005 Peru Moyabamba (Lamas area, San Martin Earthquake 5 killed 2005- 26/Sep/2005 departmen) 59 injured 0558

2,446 affected

13/Jun/2005 Peru Earthquake 2005- 0321

50,000 US$ damage 9/Aug/2001 Peru Antambaba Earthquake 4 killed 2001- 15 injured 0754

3,950 affected

4/Dec/2001 Peru Pucuncho, Chuquibamba Earthquake 2 killed 2001- 5 injured 0751

150 affected

23/Jun/2001 Peru , Moquegua, , Earthquake 145 killed 2001- 2,713 injured 0294 124,865 homeless 222,400 affected 300,000,000 US$ damage 31/Oct/1999 Peru Quispillacta, Chuschi area (Ayacucho Earthquake 1999- Department) 30 injured 0434 1,050 homeless 5,500 affected

3/Apr/1999 Peru Arequipa Area Earthquake 1 killed 1999- 50 injured 0384

1,500 affected

12/Nov/1996 Peru Ica, Palpa, , Caraveli, Lucanas, Earthquake 14 killed 1996- Huancavelica provinces 585 injured 0261 20,030 homeless 55,355 affected

18/Apr/1993 Peru Lima region Earthquake 6 killed 1993- 25 injured 0144

120 affected

24/Jul/1991 Peru Maca Arequipa region Earthquake 11 killed 1991- 35 injured 0173

1,500 affected

4/Apr/1991 Peru Nueva Cajamarea (Near Mayobamba, Rioja, Earthquake 53 killed 1991- Union) 750 injured 0066

45,000 affected

29/May/1990 Peru Moyoyamba (San Martin) Amazon Earthquake 200 killed 1990- 800 injured 0029 30,000 homeless 70,000 affected 1,000,000 US$ damage 11/Jan/1986 Peru Huarmey area Earthquake 1 killed 1986- 0150 100 homeless

5/Apr/1986 Peru , (Cuzco) Earthquake 15 killed 1986- 80 injured 0051

8,000 affected 22,000,000 US$ damage 21/Aug/1985 Peru Chimbote area Earthquake 1985- 100 injured 0191 300 homeless

14/Apr/1983 Peru Chimbote Earthquake 10 killed 1983- 0070

28/Mar/1982 Peru Lima, Lunahuana, Earthquake 3 killed 1982- 0293

18/Apr/1981 Peru Ayacucho area Earthquake 8 killed 1981- 15 injured 0211

22/Jun/1981 Peru Ayacucho, Huancavelica Earthquake 10 killed 1981- 100 injured 0057

12,156 affected

9/Nov/1980 Peru Ayacucho Earthquake 7 killed 1980- 0100

3,000 affected

16/Feb/1979 Peru Arequipa Earthquake 13 killed 1979- 1,000 injured 0025 100 homeless

3/Oct/1974 Peru Lima area Earthquake 78 killed 1974- 2,414 injured 0050

41,260 affected 10,000,000 US$ damage Mar/1972 Peru Juanjui, Earthquake 12 killed 1972- 0024 75,000 homeless 1,500,000 affected 20,000,000 US$ damage 9/Dec/1970 Peru ,Tumbes Earthquake 29 killed 1970- 252 injured 0068

15,000 affected 2,000,000 US$ damage 31/May/1970 Peru Chimbote Earthquake 66,794 killed 1970- 143,331 injured 0032

3,072,909 affected 530,000,000 US$ damage 1/Oct/1969 Peru Huancayo, Pariach Earthquake 150 killed 1969- 216 injured 0098

3,000 affected 5,000,000 US$ damage 19/Jun/1968 Peru Moyobamba Earthquake 11 killed 1968- 120 injured 0052

300 affected 100,000 US$ damage 17/Oct/1966 Peru North Coast Earthquake 120 killed 1966- 1,500 injured 0082 49,256 homeless 57,600 affected 15,000,000 US$ damage 13/Jan/1960 Peru Arequipa Earthquake 57 killed 1960- 0007

15/Jan/1958 Peru Arequipa Earthquake 28 killed 1958- 0006

12/Dec/1953 Peru Tumbes Earthquake 7 killed 1953- 0022

21/May/1950 Peru Earthquake 83 killed 1950- 200 injured 0005

1/Nov/1947 Peru Satipo Earthquake 233 killed 1947- 0013

10/Nov/1946 Peru Ancash, Quiches Earthquake 1,400 killed 1946- 0014

30/Jan/1943 Peru Yanaoca Earthquake 200 killed 1943- 0007

24/May/1940 Peru Earthquake 249 killed 1940- 0009

4/Oct/1913 Peru Albancay Earthquake 150 killed 1913- 0009

21/Feb/1996 Peru Pacific Coast Wave / Surge 7 killed 1996- Tsunami 2 injured 750 homeless