Massive earthquake at intermediate depth in Peru – 1 collapsed home, multiple buildings damaged.

 

Last update: August 25, 2014 at 4:29 am

Earthquake-report
This article is also written by Carlos Robles and James Daniell.
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Update 09:58 UTC: INDECI has updated damage and injury reports:
Ica Region:
-Two non-life threatening injuries.
Ayacucho Region
Lucanas Province:
-One collapsed home in Amoca.
-10 damaged homes in Sanco.
- 3 damaged schools (2 in Sancos and 1 in Chaviña).
- 1 damaged clinic in Sancos.
- 1 damaged temple in Chaviña.
Paranicochas Province:
- 4 damaged homes in Coracora.

-Two small landslides have been reported so far, one in the route Los Libertadores – Huancavelica and one in Panamericana Sur – Arequipa.

Update 03:57 UTC: INDECI has released initial values from the earthquake, with the Seismological Service of Peru having given a Ml6.6 earthquake at 106km depth. 1 house was destroyed in Amoca, Lucanas. 4 houses were damaged in Cora Cora. 1 temple and 1 school were also slightly damaged in Chavina.

Update 00:18 UTC: Very great news, USGS has just decreased the magnitude to 6.9 and changed the depth from 59km to 100km, a shallower quake has a lot more potential to create damage.

Update 00:01 UTC: Radio RPP is reporting damaged homes in Coracora.

Update 23:57 UTC: The quake was widely felt in a very big area and in a lot of big cities including Lima, the capital of Peru, this big cities should only have felt a slight shaking for a prolonged time and should only have minimal damage. Villages closer to the epicenter should have taken all the impact, but news from those areas will take time to travel.

Update 23:48 UTC : Very dangerous earthquake in a sparsely populated area of Peru

42km (26mi) ENE of Tambo, Peru
61km (38mi) E of Puquio, Peru
108km (67mi) S of Andahuaylas, Peru
131km (81mi) SW of Abancay, Peru
471km (293mi) SE of Lima, Peru

SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D
PTWC	Near The Coast Of Central Peru	Aug 24 23:26	6.8	15
WCATWC	Near Coast Of Peru	Aug 24 23:22	6.8	14
USGS	Tambo, Peru	Aug 24 23:21	6.9	101
EMSC	Central Peru	Aug 24 23:21	7.0	60
USGS	Coracora, Peru	Aug 24 23:21	6.8	14