Callao Jolt Caps Three-Day Run of Quakes in Peru

Overview

• The national geophysics institute reported a magnitude 3.5 off Callao at 9:21 p.m. Tuesday, with the epicenter 19 km southwest of the port city and shaking rated light.
• Earlier Tuesday, an offshore magnitude 4.7 struck near Pacasmayo at 6:39 a.m. with a 39 km depth, and regional civil defense reported no casualties or significant damage.
• The sequence began Monday with a magnitude 4.0 near Chalhuanca in Apurímac at a depth of 115 km, a depth that tends to blunt surface impacts.
• A powerful magnitude 7.5–7.6 quake north of Tonga on Tuesday did not trigger a tsunami alert for Peru, according to Peru’s navy hydrography service.
• IGP leaders urged safe construction and ready emergency kits as Peru’s Ring of Fire setting drives frequent quakes, with real-time tracking by the national seismic network.