2021 Mala earthquake

2021 CE.

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The 2021 Mala earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 6.0 and moment magnitude of 5.9, struck on June 22, 2021, at 21:54:18 local time (UTC−5) with an epicenter off the coast of Mala in the department of Lima. Following the main event, there were more than 15 aftershocks, with the largest being a magnitude 4.8 event at 07:03 local time on June 23. Initially, the earthquake was 5.8 magnitude (ML), it was revised by the Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) to 6.0 ML. It was felt strongly in Lima. The earthquake affected the Lima metropolitan area and the Cañete Province, killing a six-year-old boy due to a cardiorespiratory arrest, confirmed 1 day after the earthquake.

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