2021 Mala earthquake
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| UTC time | 2021-06-23 02:54:18 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 620541246 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | June 22, 2021 |
| Local time | 21:54:18 |
| Duration | 95 seconds[citation needed] |
| Magnitude | 5.9 Mw [1] 6.0 ML |
| Depth | 50.6 km[1] 32 km[2] 45 km[3] |
| Areas affected | Lima Metropolitana and Cañete Province |
| Max. intensity | MMI VI (Strong) |
| Casualties | 1 dead, 20 injured[4][5] |
The 2021 Mala earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 6.0 and moment magnitude of 5.9, struck on June 22, 2021, at 21:54:18 local time (UTC-5) with an epicenter off the coast of Mala in the department of Lima.[6][7] Following the main event, there were more than 15 aftershocks, with the largest being a magnitude 4.8 event at 07:03 local time on June 23.
Centro Sismológico Nacional @Sismos_Peru_IGP Spanish: IGP/CENSIS/RS 2021-0363
Fecha y Hora Local: 22 June 2021 21:54:18
Magnitud: 6.0
Profundidad: 32km
Latitud: -12.77
Longitud: -76.91
Intensidad: V-VI Mala
Referencia: 33 km al SO de Mala, Cañete – Lima
IGP/CENSIS/RS 2021-0363
Local date: June 22, 2021, 21:54:18
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 32km
Latitude: -12.77
Longitude: -76.91
Intensity: V-VI in Mala
Reference: 33 km at southwest Mala, Cañete Province – LimaJune 22, 2021
Initially, the earthquake was 5.8 magnitude (ML ), it was revised by the Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) to 6.0 ML . It was felt strongly in Lima. The earthquake affected the Lima metropolitan area and the Cañete Province, killing a six-year-old boy due to a cardiorespiratory arrest, confirmed 1 day after the earthquake.
Tectonic setting[edit]
Peru lies above the destructive boundary where the Nazca Plate is being subducted beneath the South American Plate along the line of the Peru–Chile Trench. [1] The two plates are converging towards each other at a rate of about 78mm or 3 inches per year.[8]
Damage[edit]
Some streets in Lima and Cañete Province were closed due to landslides in the houses, including the Costa Verde which closed due to one.[9] Due to the earthquake, the Instituto Geofísico del Perú programmed an earthquake drill for June 29, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (UTC−05:00).[10]
In the Jorge Chávez International Airport and a Plaza Vea supermarket reported some damage to ceilings and items falling off shelves.[11][12] In the Costa Verde, rockslides were reported.
See also[edit]
- 2014 Peru earthquake
- List of earthquakes in 2021
- List of earthquakes in Peru
- 2022 Chilca earthquake - a Mw 5.4 earthquake that also impacted the Lima area.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c USGS. "M 8.4 - 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ elperiodico.com (June 23, 2021). "Un terremoto de magnitud 6 sacude la costa peruana" (in Spanish).
- ^ "CENSIS - Instituto Geofísico del Perú". Instituto Geofísico del Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Sismo en Mala: balance deja un niño fallecido, 9 damnificados, 105 afectados y 20 heridos" (in Spanish). El Peruano. June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ El Comercio (Colombia), Redacción (June 23, 2021). "Sismo de magnitud 6 en Perú causó la muerte de un niño con epilepsia por paro cardíaco" (in Spanish).
- ^ "M 5.8 – 10 km WSW of Mala, Peru". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Terremoto en Perú: un sismo de magnitud 6,0 sacude Lima y la costa central del país sin que se hayan reportado víctimas". Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Curtis L. Edwards, ed. (2002). Atico, Peru Mw8.4 Earthquake of June 23, 2001. Reston, VA: ASCE, TCLEE. ISBN 9780784406618. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013.
- ^ LR, Redacción (June 22, 2021). "Sismo en Lima: Costa Verde permanecerá cerrada tras temblor de 6.0 de magnitud". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ El Comercio, Redacción (June 23, 2021). "Simulacro Familiar 2021: Cómo participar en el evento del Martes 29 de Junio". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish).
- ^ Chave Weather. M6.0 earthquake hits Mala, Cañete, Peru 🇵🇪 June 22 2021 sismo temblor.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (June 23, 2021). "Sismo en Lima: Así quedó un supermercado Plaza Vea tras temblor de 6 de magnitud | LIMA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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External links[edit]
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
- IGP earthquake report