Earthquake in Peru: at least one death, landslides and cuts …

At least one person died and five others were injured today by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the Richter scale, which shook much of Peru and was also felt in Colombia and Ecuador, reported the National Center for Emergency Operations (COEN). and local authorities.

The victim died as a result of an earthquake during the earthquake in the region of Cajamarca, in the northern Peruvian Andes, one of the seven departments where damage was recorded. Most of the wounded come from the Amazonian city of Yurimaguas, the closest to the epicenter of the earthquake, a sparsely populated area of ​​the Peruvian Amazon.

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra, who arrived Sunday morning with two ministers to badess the damage, badured that there would be "immediate humanitarian aid for the victims" and "logistics to recover the damaged infrastructure".

According to COEN, the earthquake also left "51 families affected and 36 others affected by minor damage in their home", while 54 homes were "uninhabitable, four health centers collapsed and two others were affected", as well only five schools and two churches.

There have also been blackouts and numerous partial landslides of rural dwellings and road infrastructure, such as the bridge that connects the towns of Yurimaguas and Tarapoto, the capital of the San Martín, and blocking roads in the seven affected regions.

The deep origin of the earthquake, located 141 kilometers from the Earth's surface, diluted its destructive power, but its seismic wave was more extensive and was felt thousands of kilometers away from the earthquake. epicenter, until reaching capitals such as Lima, Quito (Ecuador). and Bogotá (Colombia).

In Ecuador, which the Institute of Geophysics has estimated the quake at a magnitude of 8.09 on the Richter scale, "at least six casualties of various considerations in several provinces" have been reported.

In Colombia, the Colombian geological department described the magnitude 8.3 earthquake on the Richter scale and said that "emergency sirens have been activated in Bogota and the surrounding areas, so that hundreds of people have evacuated their homes. "

Peru is located in the area of ​​the Pacific Ring of Fire, where 85% of the world's seismic activity occurs.