Peru It is a highly seismic country where telluric movements of all types of magnitude are recorded daily, in some cases they are felt immediately but in the vast majority they go unnoticed by the population. To learn more about it, at Depor we have made the following note with information about the earthquakes that have been occurring in the country during the month of September, according to the report sent and published by the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP). In the following lines, you will find the magnitude and epicenter of the most recent tremor that occurred in Peruvian territory, and you can also learn about other telluric movements.
Why are there earthquakes in Peru?
This occurs because the country, like Chile, Japan and others, is located in an area known as the Circle of Fire of the Pacific Ocean, an area that concentrates 85% of the world’s seismic activity. For this reason, it is very common for earthquakes to occur in Peru, so it is only important to be prepared.