A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the Andean region of Ayacucho in southern Peru this Thursday. The Geophysical Institute of Peru has detailed that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 35 kilometers from the town of Cora Cora, with no personal or material damage reported so far due to the great depth of the epicenter of the movement.
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According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake had a depth of 66.7 kilometers and was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa.
However, local sources claim that the seismic focus occurred at a depth of 108 km, although the surface tremor was attenuated to a Mercalli intensity of III-IV (light to moderate tremor), despite the high magnitude.
The head of the IGP, Hernando Tavera, has also stated to local media that no material damage or reports of injuries have been reported in the tremor area so far.
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“The information collected so far is that the population went out into the streets worried, but there is no impact,” he assured the radio station RPP.
Earthquakes are frequent in Peru, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a zone of high seismic activity that accounts for 80% of the world’s seismic activity. In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in a province of the Ica region left nearly 600 dead.
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