A magnitude 7 earthquake was recorded this Friday on the coast south peruvianin the department of Arequipawithout the authorities having reported any victims or damages so far, according to the Peruvian Geophysical Institute (IGP).
He telluric movement It occurred at a depth of 42 km around 00:36 local time (05:36 GMT) a little more than 8 km away from the coast of Caravelí, 780 km south of Lima.
For its part, the United States USGS assigned the earthquake a magnitude of 7.2, ruling out a tsunami.
The Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation of the Navy had initially issued a tsunami warning, which later was raised by the Peruvian authorities.
From Colombia, the Colombian Maritime Authority He also ruled out a possible risk for the national territory and explained that “There is no tsunami threat for the Pacific/Caribbean coast.”
LThe shock was felt in Lima and much of the southern and central coast of Peru.
41 km from the epicenter is the town of Chala, with about 10,000 inhabitants, and it is also located in the Yauca area, with a population of 2,000 people.
The mayor of Yauca, Juan Aranguren, described to RPP radio that in his town “There are some walls of houses that have fallen down” and that the Pan-American highway that passes through the area has been affected with some cracks.
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“The children were crying, The earthquake was felt strongly”said a resident.
“I want to convey tranquility. The earthquake has passed, we are making the first evaluations and So far there are no fatalities to regret.“, Chief of Staff Gustavo Adrianzén told RPP radio on behalf of the government.
“We have ruled out any tsunami warning. A possible tsunami has been ruled out,” he stressed.
The head of the IGP, Hernando Tavera, said that it was “a fairly intense movement of the ground which has caused the population to leave their homes”.
The official clarified that The tsunami warning issued a few minutes after the earthquake was a preventive measure Given the The epicenter occurred in the sea.
The Civil Defense and the government activated their Emergency plans carrying out the corresponding monitoring to assess damage and determine the actions to be taken.
Peru, with about 33 million inhabitants, is located in the so-called Ring of Fire of the Pacific, which extends along the west American and east Asian coasts.
ANDThe greatest seismic activity in the world is recorded in these regions, with at least a hundred earthquakes perceptible to the population per year.
