A 7.1 magnitude earthquake was felt this Thursday in the southern areas of Tacna and Arequipa inflicting alarm in the inhabitantshowever whose epicenter was 186 kilometers deep, which might have decreased the impression on the floor.
According to the report from the National Seismological Center, the earthquake was recorded at 8:50 p.m. native time (3:50 a.m. Friday in Spain). with epicenter 542 kilometers south of Tacna, on the border with Chile.
In addition, the earthquake was felt at depth III in that metropolis.
So far, no private or materials harm has been reported in these areas, though residents said on social media that it was additionally felt in Arequipa, a area neighbouring Tacna and with a bigger quantity of inhabitants.
For its half, Civil Defense reported on its social networks that the Tacna earthquake was perceived as gentle by the inhabitants and that Monitoring continues in susceptible areas from that Peruvian area.
Peru is positioned in an space often known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the place greater than 80% of the world’s seismic exercise is concentrated.
