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Shallow earthquake magnitude 6.0 struck near Sabancaya volcano, southern Peru [1]

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Thewatchers.adorraeli.com, By: Adonai, 07/17/2013

At least 3 people have been injured and 20 houses collapsed in a shallow M 6.0 earthquake that struck southern Peru on July 17, 2013. Earthquake happened at 02:37 UTC (21:37 local time). More damage and injury reports are expected by morning.

 

USGS measured depth 6.6 km, EMSC at 10 km. Epicenter was located 18km (11mi) W of Chivay (pop. 4543) and 88km (55mi) NNW of Arequipa (841 130), Peru at coordinates 15.635°S 71.773°W. There are 1 080 000 people living within 100 km radius. Epicenter was also 17 km NW from the summit of Peru's most active volcano, Sabancaya.

 

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