2021 Mala earthquake

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.[2][6] 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.

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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 – Lima

June 22, 2021

2021 Mala earthquake
UTC time2021-06-23 02:54:18
ISC event620541246
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date21:54:18[1]
Duration95 seconds
Magnitude5.9 Mw [2]
6.0 ML 
Depth50.6 km[2]
32 km[3]
Areas affectedLima Metropolitana and Cañete Province
Max. intensityVI (Strong)
Casualties1 dead, 20 injured[4][5]

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.

Damage
The Jorge Chávez airport damaged by the earthquake

Some streets in Lima and Cañete Province were closed due to landslides in the houses, including the Costa Verde which closed due to one.[7] 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).[8]

In the Jorge Chávez International Airport and a Plaza Vea supermarket reported some damage to ceilings and items falling off shelves.[9][10] In Costa Verde rockslides were reported.

See also

References
  1. canaln.pe (June 22, 2021). "Lima: Sismo de magnitud 6.0 se registró esta noche en Cañete".
  2. "M 5.8 – 10 km WSW of Mala, Peru". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. elperiodico.com (June 23, 2021). "Un terremoto de magnitud 6 sacude la costa peruana" (in Spanish).
  4. "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.
  5. 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).
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. El Comercio, Redacción (June 23, 2021). "Simulacro Familiar 2021: Cómo participar en el evento del Martes 29 de Junio". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish).
  9. Chave Weather. M6.0 earthquake hits Mala, Cañete, Peru 🇵🇪 June 22 2021 sismo temblor.
  10. 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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