Peru’s IGP Posts Live Quake Updates as Study Flags Southern Strain

Overview

• The Geophysical Institute of Peru is the official source for seismic records and shares event information and alerts on its social media accounts.
• Current coverage points readers to IGP’s live feed tracking routine tremors, with no newly announced major earthquake in this period.
• IGP research cites accumulated seismic energy in southern Peru, referencing seismic silence and urging participation in preparedness drills.
• IGP and CENSIS rely on the Red Sísmica Nacional, a nationwide array of velocity, acceleration and displacement sensors established under DS-0017-2018MINAM.
• Historical context notes the October 3, 1974 magnitude 8.0 Lima earthquake, which lasted about 90 seconds and caused 252 deaths and 3,600 injuries.