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A 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the Andean region of Ayacucho in southern Peru this Thursday, reported the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP), detailing that the epicenter was located 35 kilometers north of the town of Coracora, with no reports yet on whether it caused personal or material damage.
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The IGP noted that the telluric movement was recorded at 1:00 p.m. (18:00 GMT) this Thursday and had a depth of 108 kilometers.
The earthquake reached an intensity of III-IV in Coracora, a city located about 650 kilometers south of Lima, where the movement was also felt, albeit slightly.
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The Regional Emergency Operations Center (COEN) confirmed the information regarding the characteristics of the earthquake, but did not yet offer details on possible damages, although local media reported rockfalls and some damage to homes in Ayacucho.
In this regard, the head of the IGP, Hernando Tavera, said that "for now nothing critical has happened" but they continue to evaluate the situation generated. Authorities have ruled out, for now, the possibility of a tsunami.
Peru is located in an area known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, where 80% of the world's seismic activity occurs.
Last July, the Junín region, neighboring Lima, suffered a series of tremors with a maximum magnitude of 5.4, which caused the death of five people, hundreds of victims, and the destruction of dozens of homes.
The last devastating earthquake in the country was recorded in 2007 in the southern region of Ica, where a 7.9 magnitude earthquake caused the death of some 500 people and millions in material losses.
[Publicidad]