Two 7.6-magnitude quakes strike Peru within five minutes
Digital Reporter
Wednesday, November 25, 2015, 8:52 AM - Reports of two major 7.6-magnitude earthquakes near the Peru-Brazil border surfaced Tuesday evening, occurring within a mere five minutes of one another.
The first tremor struck at around 5:45 p.m. EST, with its epicentre located deep in the Amazonian jungle, approximately 300 km northwest of the scantily populated Puerto Maldonado, Peru, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
Despite the substantial depth of the quakes (approximately 600 km) damage is likely quite limited -- in fact, quakes that reach unfathomable depths often result in minimal damage.
Local oil/gas and mining companies in the area reported no changes in operation.
The second quake hit approximately 210 km south of Tarauaca, Brazil -- a meager 50 km apart from the first quake, horizontally.>
Locals in northern Chile and parts of Peru and Brazil felt the quakes. Due to the inland occurrence of both tremors, officials say there’s no risk of a Pacific tsunami.
Thumbnail image courtesy of McKay Savage, Flickr.
SOURCE: U.S. Geological Survey | Reuters
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