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5.0 Earthquake in Junín Destroys Houses, Leaves a Wounded and Landslides on Slopes: IGP Alerts About Possible Replicas

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A new 5.0 earthquake rocked the province of Chupaca, in the Junín region, during the afternoon of Thursday, August 6. According to information provided by the IGP, the epicenter happened 9 kilometers deep, a situation that caused a strong shake of level V on the Mercalli scale. The telluric movement generated panic among citizens of various areas of the Mantaro Valley.
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At least four injured were reported on Thursday, August 6, in the region of Junín, in the central Andes of Peru, following the magnitude 5 earthquake recorded on this day, in the same districts of Chupaca province that were affected by two earthquakes on July 18 and that [...] The entrance Report four injured by an earthquake in the center of Peru was first published in Foco Informativa.

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Experts warned in Success that informal construction and high-risk areas turn less natural phenomena into tragedies that can and could be avoided for thousands of families.

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The Junín Regional Health Directorate reported 12 people injured, among patients with bruises and fractures, after the magnitude of 5.0 earthquake registered on Thursday, which had as epicenter the city of Chupaca, in the Junín region.Maria Antonieta García, head of the sector, explained that the affected come from different points of the region, including Chongos Bajo, Sapallanga, El Tambo, Colca, the annex of Socos, Chupuro and Chaca.The offic…

·Lima, Peru
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The telluric movement affected the province of Chupaca, the same area hit by the event of July 18 that caused five deaths, causing landslides in homes and landslides on the tracks. The post At least four injured in the center of Peru, by earthquake of magnitude 5 this Thursday appeared first on El Nacional.

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Touristic denounces collection of S/50 by photo with alpaca in Cusco: serenos intervened to woman!Return home!Pope Leon XIV will arrive in Peru on November 11 and will visit Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco and Pucallpa.Fear returned to Junín.Two earthquakes registered on Thursday, August 6, shook the province of Chupaca and nearby localities, leaving three people injured, adobe houses collapsed and roads blocked by rock landslides.The authorities confirme…

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Collapsed houses and numerous houses with structural damage were reported in the districts of Chongos Alto, Chacapampa, Huasicancha and Chicche, after the magnitude 5.0 earthquake recorded this Thursday afternoon in the Junín region. A 3.5-magnitude replica was then recorded, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP). Rocks were also observed that were detached from the highest areas.According to the IGP, the first telluric movement o…

·Lima, Peru
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elpopular.pe broke the news on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
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