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Overview
- The earthquake occurred on August 20 and was widely felt across Peru and as far away as Rio Branco in Brazil.
- Peruvian and international agencies reported different preliminary measurements, with the IGP giving magnitude 7.2 at about 108 km depth and the USGS recording magnitude 6.7 at roughly 66.7–99 km depth.
- Early video and social media footage show landslides and dust clouds in the Andes near Coracora but so far authorities report no confirmed deaths or major structural damage.
- The National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) and local teams have dismissed tsunami risk and are conducting field assessments while residents remain alert for aftershocks.
- The quake underscored Peru's location on the Nazca–South American plate boundary and came days after a nationwide earthquake drill that emphasized preparedness for a possible much larger future rupture.