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8 people were injured after a huge 7.2 magnitude earthquake smashed into southern Peru recently, but fortunately, there is no risk of any tsunami.
The quake struck in the middle of Wednesday night at 12:36 am local time, shaking buildings and roads across Peru. The epicenter was located just a couple of miles west of the small town of Atiquipa, in southwestern Peru, and was around 17 miles deep. However, the earthquake was felt all the way in the capital of Lima hundreds of miles away.
Multiple reports stated that it was a long earthquake compared to others, lasting around 30 seconds, with consistent shaking that forced people to make a mad dash out of their homes. Most of the injured only sustained minor injuries, and no one was killed.
There was an initial warning for a possible small tsunami, but that warning was soon contradicted after they confirmed that there was no chance of any incoming tsunami. As of right now, they have stated that there was minimal damage to infrastructure, but surveys are still taking place to ensure that every building and road in the area is stable. Unfortunately, many of the homes in the area were not built of materials that can withstand such long, powerful earthquakes, and multiple landslides also affected the area.
Earthquakes are quite normal in the area, as it is at the border of two major tectonic plates: the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate.
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