The local authorities have not reported material damage or victims so far.
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.6 shook Lima and a vast area around the central coast of the country on Friday, according to authorities.
The earthquake was recorded at 5:27 a.m. local time (10:27 GMT) with an epicenter 19 kilometers northeast of Lima and a hypocenter 116 kilometers, according to the local Geophysical Institute.
The local authorities have not reported material damage or victims so far. Some people left their houses due to the strong shaking.
The earthquake was felt in the provinces of Cañete and Chincha, south of the Peruvian capital, and in the city of Chimbote, almost 400 kilometers north of Lima.
The Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation of the Navy ruled out that the earthquake generates a tsunami off the coast of the country.
“Peruvian people, let’s remain calm, but beware of any other reply. With due precautions, let us take care of our families: children, the elderly and people with disabilities. As a government, we are monitoring to safeguard citizens ”, the country’s president, Pedro Castillo, said on Twitter.
A strong 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook the Amazon region in the northern jungle of Peru in November, causing more than 2,000 victims, 12 injured and 117 houses destroyed.
Peru is shaken every year by at least 400 noticeable earthquakes. The country is located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of extensive telluric activity that extends along the west coast of the American continent. (I)
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