This Wednesday, July 20, we inform you all regarding the tremors that have occurred in Lima and throughout Peru. As is known, Peru is located in the entire “Pacific Ring of Fire” and it is common to have several seismic movements in the day.
In this famous “Pacific Ring of Fire”, the convergence zones are located, which are borders of tectonic plates that collide with each other, thus producing earthquakes, earthquakes and tsunamis of great magnitude on Earth.
Every day, the official page of the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) is the entity in charge of reporting the exact data of each earthquake that occurs in the country, here you can review it.
Learn regarding the seismic zones in Peru
According to INDECI, the entire coastal zone of Peru is the one with the greatest risk in the event of the occurrence of high-magnitude earthquakes with relative frequency. “During the last 500 years of history, all cities near the coastal zone have been affected by earthquakes to a lesser and greater degree. At the same time, depending on the morphology of its coasts, tsunamis have been present in specific areas with greater intensity”, he specifies in an official report.
Likewise, INDECI indicates that the other areas exposed to a strong tremor are the Andean ones, the most exposed are Huaytapallana (Junín), Ayacucho, Cusco, Abancay and Arequipa due to the presence of important reverse and normal fault systems.
