2021 Amazonas earthquake

2021 CE.

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A major earthquake struck northern Peru on November 28, 2021, 5:52 a.m. local time with a magnitude of 7.5 on the moment magnitude scale between the Amazonas and Loreto departments of Peru. A maximum Modified Mercalli intensity (MMI) of VII (Very Strong) was reported in the town of Santa Maria de Nieva according to the Geological Institute of Peru. Serious damage occurred in Peru, and some damage was reported in Ecuador. One person died of a heart attack, another from falling wood, and 126 others were injured. Ten additional deaths occurred the following day when a bus crashed on the damaged Fernando Belaunde Terry Highway.

Text from the Wikipedia article 2021 Northern Peru earthquake, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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