Comments on: Major Quake in Peru

by: Dr. Steven Taylor

Thu, 16 Aug 2025 10:51:51 +0000

Andrea,

Thanks for the update. That really is a remarkable (and frightening) tale. I have been in quakes, both in California and Colombia, and know how frightening something of this magnitude must have been.

Lily,

I hope that your town is less damaged than you fear.

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by: Lily Leon

Thu, 16 Aug 2025 06:03:51 +0000

Hi
I am a native of Pisco Peru and I am very sad because the small town I grew up in is now in crumbles.
Pisco is where General San Martin arrived to begin South America’s emancipation from Spain.It is the cradle of Peru’s flag and it is full of history.
Most of my memories as a child are resurfacing as a result of this tragedy. As I prepare to go later this year, I have to prepare myself to embrace this town that will never be the same.
Sadly,
Lily

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by: Andrea

Thu, 16 Aug 2025 04:20:55 +0000

Hi,
I know that it sounds a bit ridiculous, but I can assure you that it’s true that the shaking went on for quite a bit. It was a really long quake, not that as loud but the ground continued shaking the entire time that I calmly went downstairs and to the street and it went on for a little while after that when we tried for a while to calm a pretty histerical woman that we had to keep from straying into the middle of the road while freaking out. Most of the media here is also reporting that it went on for about 2 mins. There’s been 3 afterquakes and more are probably expected.

There’s at least 48 deceased (mainly in Ica) and some 350 injured. I know that in some areas of Lima where buildings are older or closer to the hills it was felt even more than what I felt (I’ve seen lots of panic scenes on the news — 2 of the deceased were from heart attacks), with cracks on walls and broken windows and things falling. Cellphone lines stopped working immediately and landlines only worked if you were lucky, some streets have lost power. School’s been cancelled tomorrow.
Closer to the epicenter, in Ica, there’s been several collapsed buildings and the power hasn’t come back yet.
I’m not really sure how much information is on the international media right now, but www.elcomercio.com.pe is being updated constantly.

Well, everyone I know is fine, if quite a bit nervous. Let’s just hope that things don’t make a turn for the worse.

Andrea
Miraflores, Lima, Perú.

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by: Toki-chan

Thu, 16 Aug 2025 03:43:12 +0000

Sorry, my dad has been watching this closely cause he loves Costa Rica ( He want to retire there) and first of all they have uped it to a 7.9. Secondly, they said that the Earthquake itself wasn’t the shaking that they felt at the beginning, and the rest were something called surface waves. I’m just glad it didn’t trigger a Tsunami.

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Thu, 16 Aug 2025 02:56:35 +0000

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by: MSS

Thu, 16 Aug 2025 01:45:28 +0000

USGS says it was a 7.9.

And, yes, 2 minutes is probably an exaggeration. I know from being even 50 miles or so from a 7.2, that the shaking sure SEEMS to go on a long time.

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