Peru: Earthquake: 2001/06/23
GLIDE: EQ-2001-000294-PER
| Period | 2001/06/23 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Peru |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | Great earthquake of magnitude 7.9 occured the southern region of Peru this afternoon, leaving at least 26 people dead and hundreds injured. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Peru - Earthquake 28 June 2001 | ||
| Deaths：115 Injured：1,529 Missing 53 Total population affected：73,391 |
Affected/destroyed housing: 21,189 |
|
| M7.9 Earthquake happened in Peru and at least 47 people were killed. | ||
| Number of persons Total: Dead 47 Injured 170 |
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Related Links
Report/Articles
OCHA Situation Report No.6 2001/06/29
Damage Situation in Regions
OCHA Situation Report No.5 2001/06/28
Damage Situation and National Response to the calamity
OCHA Situation Report No.4 2001/06/27
Request for urgently needed relief supplies
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2001/06/26
The Damage Situation of the Earthquake in Peru
CNN
(only japanese)
AlertNet by Reuters
The report on the damage by earthquake
OCHA Situation Report No.2 2001/06/24
In most affected areas, Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna, 52 were dead, 544 were wounded and 10 were missing.
OCHA Situation Report No.1 2001/06/24
On June 23, 2001, the earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on the Richter Scale occurred in the south district of Peru.
The Meteorological Agency of Japan
Report on the situation of earthquaeke (Only in Japanese)
El Comercio(Peru newspaper)
sorry spanish only
CNN(TV)
killed:47, injured:over 500 (14:10(JST))
asahi.com
(sorry, japanese only)
BBC(real video)
The real player is necessary to listen this news.
BBC
Earthquake rocks Peru at 1533 local time (2033 GMT), killing at least 31 people.
CNN
7.9 quake rumbles coastal Peru
Geophysicist Brian Lassige at the National Earthquake Center in Golden, Colorado, said the quake was centered about 120 miles west of the city of Arequipa on the coast, about 500 miles southeast of Lima.
Civil defense officials said 18 people were killed in Arequipa, where at least 170 people were injured as well.
Geographycal Data
The General Libraries at The University of Texas at Austin
The map of Peru (Courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin)
University of Edinburgh, World-Wide Earthquake Locator
The map sorrounding epicenter of Peru Earthquake
Department of UN Secretariat
The Map of Peru (Epicenter: Arequipa, southern district of Peru)
USGS
01/06/23 20:33:14 UTC 16.14S 73.31W Depth: 33.0 km 7.9M
NEAR COAST OF PERU
[ERI Emergency Relief Information]
contributions by World Vision InterAction（NGO）
World Vision InterAction members assist the
victims of the earthquake in Peru.
AlertNet by Reuters
Basic Information about Peru
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Japan-Peru Relations