Earthquakes in Peru: Live Updates, Safety Tips, and Emergency Preparedness

2024-04-26 23:05:49 Peru is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, a place where the Earth releases more than 85% of the energy it accumulates inside. It is important to know that the seismic activity in Peruvian territory is caused by the subduction of the oceanic plate and the continental plate, this causes telluric movements … Read more

Emergency Phone Numbers in Peru: National Police, Firefighters, Civil Defense, and More

2023-12-19 18:26:45 13:28 EMERGENCY PHONES – PERU • Emergency line: 105 (It is the single national emergency line, which allows Peruvians to access all emergency and security services in a single number). • National Police: 105 • Firefighters: 116 • Highway Police: 110 • Civil defense: 115 • Infosalud: 113 • Red Cross: 01 266 … Read more

Earthquake Safety: Aftermath and Emergency Response

2023-12-16 21:42:10 20:15 AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE • Check for gas leaks that could cause a fire. • Call emergency numbers such as: firefighters 116, Red Cross (01) 2660481 and the Mobile Emergency Care System (SAMU) 106. • Help the injured. • Be careful with possible aftershocks. Avoid being near houses that have been affected by … Read more

Emergency Phone Numbers in Peru: Accessing All Emergency and Security Services in One Number

2023-12-14 14:18:58 13:54 EMERGENCY PHONES – PERU • Emergency line: 105 (It is the single national emergency line, which allows Peruvians to access all emergency and security services in a single number). • National Police: 105 • Firefighters: 116 • Highway Police: 110 • Civil defense: 115 • Infosalud: 113 • Red Cross: 01 266 … Read more

Participate in the Third National Multihazard Drill 2023 for Community Preparation: Peruvian Civil Defense

2023-11-06 08:28:56 Let’s participate in the Third National Multihazard Drill 2023 to which the National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci) summons us, as provided in Ministerial Resolution 013-2022-PCM. Under the motto “Preparation begins with you”, this drill will promote the community preparation of Peruvians. What is the purpose of drills? It is an exercise where … Read more

Emergency Phone Numbers in Peru: Access all Emergency and Security Services in One Place

2023-10-09 06:12:28 22:35 EMERGENCY PHONES – PERU • Emergency line: 105 (It is the single national emergency line, which allows Peruvians to access all emergency and security services in a single number). • National Police: 105 • Firefighters: 116 • Highway Police: 110 • Civil defense: 115 • Infosalud: 113 • Red Cross: 01 266 … Read more

Unveiling the Wonders of the Geophysical Institute of Peru: A Complete Guide to IGP Services, Seismology, Volcanology, and El Niño Studies

2023-07-29 12:00:00 00:06 WHAT IS THE IGP OF PERU? The Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) is a Decentralized Public Organization of the Ministry of the Environment that was created with the purpose of applying Geophysics, that is, its primary function is to study all phenomena related to the structure, physical conditions and history evolutionary of … Read more

The Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP): Exploring Earth’s Phenomena and Environmental Impacts

2023-07-15 04:38:02 23:37 WHAT IS THE IGP OF PERU? The Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) is a Decentralized Public Organization of the Ministry of the Environment that was created with the purpose of applying Geophysics, that is, its primary function is to study all phenomena related to the structure, physical conditions and history evolutionary of … Read more