After 7.2 Richter earthquake in Peru: no fatalities reported so far and school classes suspended in the Ica region

The Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) reported this Thursday that a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale with its epicenter 35 kilometers north of Coracora, in the Ayacucho region, in the south of the Latin American country, was recorded. The agency specified in a message disseminated on social media that the earthquake took place at 13:00 (local time), with a depth of 108 kilometers and an intensity level of 3-4 in Coracora, a locality in the province of Parinacochas, which is more than 600 kilometers from the Peruvian capital, Lima.

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For its part, the National Emergency Operations Center confirmed the intensity of the tremors, perceived “between moderate and strong in several departments” of the south of the country, an earthquake that so far has not caused fatalities or injuries.

The Hydrography and Navigation Directorate of the Navy ruled out that the seismic movement would cause a tsunami, according to the newspaper La República.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) downgraded the earthquake magnitude to 6.7, placing its epicenter 38 kilometers northwest of the district of Upahuacho, in the aforementioned province.

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The head of the IGP, Hernando Tavera, stated that “so far nothing critical has happened,” although he specified that the agency continues to evaluate the situation.

The Regional Directorate of Education of Ica (DRE Ica) ordered this Thursday the suspension of afternoon classes in all educational institutions in the region following the earthquake, whose energy was felt in wide areas of the country, including Ica. The measure, of a preventive nature, seeks to protect students, teachers, administrative staff, and other members of the school community from the risks derived from the seismic movement.

The decision of the DRE Ica is framed within the response protocols for seismic emergencies. According to the official statement, the suspension of the afternoon shift applies to all educational institutions in the region, regardless of level or modality. The educational authority emphasized that the measure aims to facilitate the evaluation of the safety conditions of the school infrastructure before students enter the classrooms.

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