Strong earthquake hits northern Peru near Brazil

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: AP

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A strong but deep earthquake shook a sparsely populated northern jungle region on Wednesday and was felt mildly in the capital. There were no reports of damage or injuries.

The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and was centered 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of the jungle city of Pucallpa, near the border with Brazil, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake occurred at 12:46 p.m. local time (1:46 p.m. EDT; 1746 GMT), and occurred 90 miles (145 kilometers) underground, the agency said. The deeper the quake, the less it is likely to cause damage.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_PERU_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[bananas]

1. 6.8-7.5

http://www.seismo2009.ethz.ch/redpuma/redpuma_ami_list.html

NOTE: automatic locations are fast, but often not accurate and sometimes completely false!

D a t e Time (UTC) Location Dep Magni. T AGY R e g i o n

24Aug2011 17:46:07.9 7.4S 74.5W100 mb=7.5 A*GSR PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION 1809
24Aug2011 17:46:10.6 7.7S 74.5W137 Mw=6.8 M*EMS PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION 1805
24Aug2011 17:46:11.5 7.6S 74.5W145 M =6.8 M*NEI PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION 1759

[Sanity Claws]

2. whole lot of shaking going on

[rabs]

3. This reminds me of a headline

said to have been published in a U.S. midwestern newspaper in the 1970s ...


NO AMERICANS DIE
Peruvian earthquake kills 70,000


:hide:

[Playinghardball]

4. 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Peru

Source: CNN

Lima, Peru (CNN) -- A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru on Wednesday, authorities said.

The quake's epicenter was about 350 miles (570 kilometers) northeast of the country's capital, Lima, and 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Pucallpa, Peru, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Authorities at the Geophysics Institute of Peru said no victims or significant damage had been reported. At least one aftershock had been recorded, the institute said.

Lima residents felt a brief, but strong, tremor.

The quake struck around 12:45 p.m. near Peru's border with Brazil at a depth of about 90 miles (145 kilometers).



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/24/peru.earthquake/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[Dreamer Tatum]

5. They frack in Peru? nt

[FirstLight]

6. that's a deep one...

probably more associated with the big plate movements on the ring of fire... :scared:

[Scottybeamer70]

7. another quake........

damn........there go those gays again!!
I'm sure Pat Robertson will explain it all in ....5....4....3....2....

[IamK]

8. virgina earthquake photo