6.9 Magnitude Quake Near Coast of Central Peru

[Missouriwatcher]

Friday, October 28, 2011 at 18:54:35 UTC
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 01:54:35 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 14.457°S, 75.990°W
Depth 34.9 km (21.7 miles)
Region NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
Distances 51 km (31 miles) SSW of Ica, Peru
112 km (69 miles) S of Chincha Alta, Peru
201 km (124 miles) W of Puquio, Peru
288 km (178 miles) SSE of LIMA, Peru
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 18.6 km (11.6 miles); depth +/- 2.9 km (1.8 miles)
Parameters NST=450, Nph=453, Dmin=288.3 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp=122°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0006fv2.php

PAGER "Yellow Alert": Yellow alerts are issued when our models estimate up to 100 fatalities, or up to 100 million dollars in losses.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=hawaii.TIBHWX.2011.10.28.1903

[Sally Furniss]

Re: 6.9 Magnitude Quake Near Coast of Central Peru

Traffic jams were reported in Ica as townspeople struggled to check on their homes and civil defense authorities recommended residents evacuate coastal areas in case of a repeat of the tsunami that followed the 2007 earthquake.

Emergency service authorities in neighboring Chile said they see no risk of a tsunami following the earthquake.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-28/peru-hit-by-magnitude-7-quake-tsunami-center.html

[makoto]

Re: 6.9 Magnitude Quake Near Coast of Central Peru

Magnitude 6.9 quake hits Peru

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit southern Peru.

Saturday, October 29, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_06.html

Magnitude-6.9 quake shakes Peru's coast

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A magnitude-6.9 earthquake centered off Peru's central coast sent people running panicked into the streets Friday in cities badly damaged by a killer quake four years earlier. There were no reports of damage though hospital directors reported at least 20 injuries.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in065000c.html

[makoto]

Re: 6.9 Magnitude Quake Near Coast of Central Peru

Strong quake hit Peru, 88 people injured

A magnitude 6.9 quake hit southern Peru on Friday afternoon local time, injuring 88 people.

Sunday, October 30, 2011 05:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_05.html

[Tonka]

Re: 6.9 Magnitude Quake Near Coast of Central Peru

http://www.larepublica.pe/06-11-2011/pobladores-de-ica-recibiran-tratamiento-psicologico-postsismo

Spanish to English translation

November 6, 2011
Fears arose from the 2007 earthquake.
Residents of Ica post earthquake receive psychological treatment


The inhabitants of the department of Ica receive psychological help to overcome the traumas generated by strong earthquakes recorded after the earthquake of 6.7 degrees on 28 October, reported the Regional Director of Health, Huber Mallma Torres.
The specialist explained that many of Ica have failed if you want the psychological sequelae of the earthquake of August 15, 2007.

"There are fears of the people themselves and that makes growing panic. Emergencies during an earthquake may occur not because the event itself but by the desperation of the people, "he said. In this way, is expected to pass the "critical" postsismo care and then plan the work for the psychological treatment and mental health, which rely on to perform with the Ministry of Health (MoH) , said Mallma. The work is first to identify the sites where the population more vulnerable to psychological and group work will then be taken to help to overcome fears.