The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the tremor at 9:24 p.m. local time on Saturday, with an epicenter 2km west-south-west of Sicaya in Huancayo province at a depth of 10km.
Structural Damage and Ongoing Search Efforts
The impact of the earthquake has left a trail of destruction across the Huancayo province. According to the National Civil Defence Institute, the full count of missing individuals remains uncertain as rescue teams assess damaged sites. Structural failures have been reported in several buildings, including a local church and a convent.
Residents in the agricultural region of Chongo Bajo have been forced to shelter outdoors under blankets as their homes were rendered uninhabitable. Local radio reports captured the scale of the crisis, with residents like Hermenegilda Guamalato reporting the destruction of their homes while seeking refuge in the neighboring district of Huayucachi.
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