Map showing location and strength of 7.9 quake. Star marks epicenter. Black box indicates hardest hit areas. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a major earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 has struck just off the coast of Peru followed by 16 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from the lowest of 4.5 and the highest of 6.3. "There have been losses in the south. But thankfully this has not been a human catastrophe," said the President of Peru, Alan Garcia. Map showing the initial quake location and locations of all 11 aftershocks. The initial quake with a magnitude of 8.0 was recorded at at 23:40:57 (UTC) at a depth of 30.2 kilometers (18.8 miles) and was located 45 km (25 miles) west-northwest of Chincha Alta, but witnesses report feeling the quake as far away as Lima, where buildings shook. The USGS says that damage could be heavy.
Map showing location and strength of 7.9 quake. Star marks epicenter. Black box indicates hardest hit areas. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 has struck just off the coast of Peru followed by 16 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from the lowest of 4.5 and the highest of 6.3. "There have been losses in the south. But thankfully this has not been a human catastrophe," said the President of Peru, Alan Garcia. Map showing the initial quake location and locations of all 11 aftershocks. The initial quake with a magnitude of 7.9 was recorded at at 23:40:57 (UTC) at a depth of 30.2 kilometers (18.8 miles) and was located 45 km (25 miles) west-northwest of Chincha Alta, but witnesses report feeling the quake as far away as Lima, where buildings shook. The USGS says that damage could be heavy.
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