Overview
- The quake struck at 3:17 p.m. on Jan. 3 with an epicenter 89 km southwest of Ica, a depth of 20 km and intensity III in the city, according to the IGP.
- The Navy’s hydrography and navigation directorate said the event did not pose a tsunami threat to the Peruvian coast.
- Civil defense officials had not reported injuries or material damage as of the latest updates.
- The IGP also recorded a magnitude 4.5 event off Chimbote earlier on Jan. 3 and additional low-magnitude tremors through Jan. 4.
- INDECI urged households to maintain contingency plans and emergency kits as part of a prevention culture in this high-risk seismic zone.