Magnitude 6.3 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

[Shiloh]

Source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...usc0007tml.php

Magnitude 6.3 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
2012 January 30 05:11:00 UTC

Earthquake Details

* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time

* Monday, January 30, 2012 at 05:11:00 UTC
* Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:11:00 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 14.179?S, 75.644?W
Depth 39.2 km (24.4 miles)
Region NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
Distances 15 km (9 miles) SE of Ica, Peru
96 km (59 miles) SSE of Chincha Alta, Peru
172 km (106 miles) WNW of Puquio, Peru
280 km (173 miles) SSE of LIMA, Peru
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15.2 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 10.5 km (6.5 miles)
Parameters NST=365, Nph=365, Dmin=275 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 68?,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source

* Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0007tml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: Magnitude 6.3 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

PAGER- Yellow alert level for shaking-related fatalities. Some casualties are possible and the impact should be relatively localized.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/c0007tml/index.html

[Tonka]

Re: Magnitude 6.3 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iEV7hzuwRqziIPWWLK7u1JShuZ8Q?docId=CNG.40a2eab0460f1aa4642bdff62ff52f5b.9c1

Spanish-English translation

70 injured by a powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale in southern Peru
(AFP) - 2 hours ago
LIMA - A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude on the Richter scale struck at dawn on Monday the region of Ica (south) and left at least 60 were slightly injured and several houses uninhabitable, causing panic among the population, reported the Institute Geophysics of Peru (IGP) and the regional authorities.
"The quake has left so far around 60 to 70 injuries reported in both health posts and hospitals," he told Lima radio station Radioprogramas the president of the Ica region, Alonso Navarro, after a tour of hospitals.
According to the National Civil Defense, the wounded could be around 90.
The earthquake occurred at local 00H11 (05H11 GMT) with epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, 47 miles southwest of Ica, 300 kilometers south of Lima, at a depth of 48 kilometers, according to the IGP.
Geophysical Center (USGS) detected the earthquake with an intensity of 6.3 degrees.
The injured suffered fractures, bruises and cuts due to slips and falls on stairs as they left their homes, said the doctor Raul Huaman, Ica Regional Hospital, saying that everyone is safe.
The quake caused power outages and telephone service in Ica, capital of the department of the same name, and in the neighboring province of Pisco, but service was gradually recovering, said Civil Defense Institute.
According to the Civil Defense Technical Secretary of Ica, Erin Gomez, at least ten buildings uninhabitable Ica.
Some houses suffered cracks in their structures in slums dominated adobe buildings, according to unconfirmed radio stations.
The jolt caused the population to quickly leave their homes in Ica, Pisco and the towns of Palpa, Nasca and Ca?ete. Frightened, dozens of neighbors decided to spend the night in parks and gardens in Ica at the possibility of aftershocks.
The quake was also felt less intensely in the Peruvian capital and a large area of the Midwest.
The region of Ica was hit hard on August 15, 2007 by an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale that killed more than 500 dead.
The Geophysical Institute notes that Peru is in the so-called 'Pacific Ring of Fire', which records 85% of global seismic activity.

[Tonka]

Re: Magnitude 6.3 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

http://www.rpp.com.pe/2012-01-30-catedral-y-edificios-aledanos-registran-graves-danos-por-sismo-en-ica-noticia_445781.html

Spanish-English translation

Cathedral and surrounding buildings badly damaged by earthquake recorded in Ica
Monday, January 30, 2012 | 8:30 am

Several blocks of the roof of the Cathedral, which had been affected in the terretomo 2007, fell on the main verma, fortunately nobody was injured.
98 wounded
recorded so far.
Several buildings in the center of Ica, primarily the Cathedral, importates reported structural damage by the earthquake measuring 6.2 degrees on the Richter scale that struck the region early this morning. Several blocks of the roof of the Cathedral, which had been affected terretomo in 2007, fell on the main verma, fortunately nobody was injured. After a tour of the city, is also seen that the roof of a bank branch is about to fall, because it has deep cracks, according to RPP Noticias . It the wall of a house, located between the streets of Piura and Chincha, collapsed. The owner, Ana Mendoza, get help to lift the debris and restructure their home. It should be noted that to 98 the number of injured rose by a strong earthquake in Ica and other regions of the country this morning, said the director of the Institute in Ica Civil Defence, C?sar Chonate. In an interview with RPP Noticias, said that of all people served by health centers in Ica, only the case of a patient with a fractured pelvis, is gravity