Overview
- The IGP logged the Áncash quake at 14:03 local time with an epicenter 65 km southwest of Huarmey at a depth of 45 km.
- Shaking reached intensity level III in Huarmey, according to the institute’s report.
- Civil defense authorities said there were no injuries or material damage reported so far.
- Earlier in the day, a magnitude 4.3 quake was felt at 4:25 a.m. in Ucayali, located 39 km southeast of Curimaná at a depth of 134 km.
- The IGP remains the official source for seismic updates, and its chief, Hernando Tavera, urges preparedness since quakes cannot be precisely predicted in a country on the Pacific Ring of Fire.