Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Hit near the coast of Southern Peru

- Time: 2024-06-28 at 05:36:41 UTC
             2024-06-28 at 00:36:41 Lima
- Location: -15.86° LAT, -74.36° LON
- Magnitude: Mw7.0
- Depth: 56 km
- Provider: LastQuake


Picture 1: Location of the magnitude 7.0 near the coast of Southern Peru.

According to Quantectum’s automatic alert field estimation, the earthquake occurred within a region of HIGH seismic hazard exposure (orange alert).


Picture 2: Picture showing high hazard exposure in the region of the earthquake.

According to Quantectum’s Macroseismic Intensity map, the earthquake reached level IX macroseismic intensity, associated with EXTREME shaking and potential VERY HEAVY damage to the infrastructure. The most potentially exposed cities were Acari (pop. 4,000), San Juan (pop. 13,000), Minas de Marcona (pop. 15,000), Coracora (pop. 7,000), Incuyo (pop. 776), Nazca (pop. 24,000), Tambo (pop. 5,000), Ica (pop. 282,000), Abancay (pop. 72,000), Pisco (pop. 62,000), Chincha Alta (pop. 153,000), Santiago (pop. 64,000), Wanchaq (pop. 59,000) and Cusco (pop. 428,000).


Picture 3: Macroseismic intensity map for the magnitude 7.0 earthquake near the coast of Southern Peru.

According to CNN, eight people have been injured and no deaths have been registered.

 

* The exact information about the magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other data providers issue their reports.

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