A magnitude 7 earthquake was recorded in the early hours of this Friday, June 28, in the department of Arequipaas reported by the Geophysical Institute of Peru (PGI) on their official channels.
The earthquake It occurred at 12:36 a.m. and its epicenter was located in the sea, 54 kilometers southwest of the district of Yaucain the province of Caravelí.
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The IGP also detailed that the earthquake of this Friday, June 28 It had a depth of 42 kilometers and presented an intensity of grade VI in the district of Yauca.
Minutes after the earthquake occurred in Arequipa, the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation of the Peruvian Navy reported that the telluric event generated a tsunami warning on the Peruvian coast.
This, after carrying out an analysis and evaluation through the National Tsunami Warning Center.
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Social media users reported that the earthquake with its epicenter in Arequipa was also perceived in the departments of Ica and Lima.
“Here in Pisco (Ica) the tremor was quite strong, the neighbors came out scared thinking it was something similar to what happened in the past,” A citizen told RPP Noticias by telephone.
The IGP reported that a new earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was recorded at 01:10 am with an epicenter 49 kilometers south of the district of Hillsin the province of Caravelíin Arequipa.
This new movement had a depth of 35 kilometers and was recorded with intensity III in the district of Hills.
At 01:26 am a new aftershock of magnitude 4 was recorded with an epicenter 39 kilometers south of the district of Yaucain the province of Caravelíin Arequipa.
The IGP reported that this new earthquake was recorded with an intensity of III in the aforementioned Arequipa district.
