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2025 Callao earthquake

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2025 Callao earthquake
Damage to a building in Lima
2025 Callao earthquake is located in Peru
2025 Callao earthquake
2025 Callao earthquake is located in South America
2025 Callao earthquake
UTC time2025-06-15 16:35:23
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date15 June 2025
Local time11:35:23 PET (UTC-5)
Duration30 seconds[1]
MagnitudeMw 5.6
Depth40 km (25 mi)
Epicenter12°09′58″S 77°26′31″W / 12.166°S 77.442°W / -12.166; -77.442
Areas affectedLima metropolitan area, Peru
Max. intensityMMI VI (Strong)
Aftershocks4.2 Mw and 3.6 Mw[2]
Casualties2 deaths, 135 injuries

On 15 June 2025, at 11:35:23 PET (16:35 UTC), a Mw 5.6 earthquake struck 37 km (23 mi) from the city of Callao in Peru, which is a part of the Lima metropolitan area.[3] The earthquake killed two people and injured 135 others.[2]

Tectonic setting

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Peru is located above the destructive boundary where the Nazca plate is being subducted beneath the South American plate along the line of the Peru–Chile Trench.[4] The two plates are converging towards each other at a rate of about 78 mm or (3 inches) per year.[5]

Earthquake

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Moment of the earthquake captured by a CCTV camera in a market in Villa el Salvador, Lima.

The earthquake had an epicenter located in the Pacific Ocean, 37 km (23 mi) from the city of Callao which is part of the Lima metropolitan area. It struck 40 km (25 mi) below the surface, and had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) in San Isidro and V (Moderate) in Callao, Vitarte, Santiago de Surco, Lima, Urb. Santo Domingo and La Molina, and IV (Light) in Chosica and Huacho.[3] The earthquake was followed 28 minutes later by a magnitude 3.6 aftershock. Another aftershock with a magnitude of 4.2 occurred the following day at 12:40 local time. [2] According to the president of the department of the Geophysical Institute of Peru [es], at least four aftershocks minimally perceptible to humans had been recorded by June 16.[6] However, this number increased to five on June 17 after a 3.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded shortly after midnight near the Ancón District in Lima.[7]

Damage and casualties

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One man in the Independencia District of Lima was killed after a wall collapsed onto his vehicle, another died in Callao, and 135 others were injured by the earthquake.[8][9][2][10][11] Four houses were destroyed, 17 others were severely damaged, and 147 others were affected in the provinces of Callao, Lima, Huaura, Huaral and Huarochirí. Additionally, 94 schools, 37 health centers, eight care centers, a museum, 14 public offices and the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site and a road were damaged. Walls and roofs of homes and buildings, including a police station collapsed, and several malls and shopping centers were damaged in parts of Lima, where power and telephone services was cut for several hours.[2][12][13][14][15][16] Landslides and rockfalls occurred in several areas including one which blocked the Costa Verde highway.[2][17] A Peruvian Primera División soccer match between Deportivo Garcilaso and Sporting Cristal was briefly halted due to a nearby landslide,[18] although no major damage was reported at the Estadio Alberto Gallardo, where the match was being played.[19] Lima and Callao Metro service was temporarily paralyzed and a structure belonging to the Metropolitano's Balta Station collapsed.[20][21] A Sunday Mass at Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima, led by cardinal Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio, had to be briefly evacuated due to the earthquake.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "¿Cuánto tiempo duró el fuerte sismo de 6.1 que dejó un fallecido y varios heridos en Lima y Callao?: IGP responde". Infobae (in Spanish). 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e f REPORTE COMPLEMENTARIO N.º 6741 – 20/6/2025 / COEN-INDECI / 23:00 HORAS (Reporte N.° 16) SISMO DE MAGNITUD 6.1 CON EPICENTRO EN EL MAR A 30 KM AL SO DE LA PROVINCIA CONSTITUCIONAL DEL CALLAO – LIMA. INDECI (Report) (in Spanish). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b ANSS. "M 5.6 - 37 km WSW of Callao, Peru 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  4. ^ "M 8.4 – 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru". United States Geological Survey.
  5. ^ Curtis L. Edwards, ed. (2002). Atico, Peru Mw8.4 Earthquake of June 23, 2001. Reston, VA: ASCE, TCLEE. ISBN 9780784406618. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013.
  6. ^ Noticias, Latina. "Presidente del IGP tras nuevo sismo en Lima: "Es la cuarta réplica" | VIDEO". Latina Noticias | Última hora del Perú y el mundo vía YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  7. ^ Ezerskii, Por Tomás (2025-06-17). "IGP: ¿Qué son las réplicas y por qué ocurren tras un sismo como el de 6.1 en el Callao?". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  8. ^ "Terremoto de Magnitud 6.1 Sacude Lima y Callao: Pánico y Daños en Perú". The Times (in Spanish). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Sismo en Lima y Callao: Reportan una persona fallecida durante el temblor". Trome (in Spanish). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Un muerto y 36 heridos, saldo al momento por sismo en Perú". 24 Horas (in Spanish). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  11. ^ "At least one person killed, several injured, after earthquake hits Peru". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  12. ^ "Daños en Villa El Salvador tras sismo 6.1.: reportan grietas en suelo y fallas en suministro eléctrico". Diario Expreso (in Spanish). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Fotos y videos del fuerte sismo en el Callao de 6.1 de magnitud". infobae (in European Spanish). 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  14. ^ "Sismo de magnitud 6.1 se sintió con fuerza en 50 distritos de Lima y Callao: un fallecido y evacuaciones masivas". infobae (in European Spanish). 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  15. ^ "El sismo de 6,1 en Lima y Callao fue solo una muestra: uno de 8,8 sería 500 veces peor". infobae (in European Spanish). 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-16. En distritos como Villa María del Triunfo, El Agustino, Chorrillos y La Molina, el suelo vibró con fuerza perceptible.
  16. ^ "SJL: Techo de la comisaría La Huayrona se vino abajo durante fuerte movimiento telúrico 6.1". Diario Expreso (in Spanish). 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  17. ^ Redacción EC (2025-06-15). "Reportan derrumbes en acantilados de la Costa Verde tras fuerte sismo de magnitud 6.1 en Lima | VIDEOS". El Comercio (in Spanish). ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  18. ^ Raíz (2025-06-15). "Fuerte sismo en pleno partido: Mira cómo se paraliza el Sporting Cristal vs Deportivo Garcilaso en pleno temblor". Marca México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  19. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA (2025-06-15). "Cristal descarta daños en el estadio Alberto Gallardo tras fuerte sismo". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  20. ^ Redacción EC (2025-06-15). "Línea 1 del Metro de Lima suspende su servicio tras sismo de 6.1 en el Callao". El Comercio (in Spanish). ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  21. ^ Lizarme, Greys (2025-06-16). "Tras fuerte sismo en Lima, colapsa parte del techo de la estación Balta del Metropolitano". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  22. ^ "Moment people flee church as earthquake interrupts mass in Peru". www.bbc.com. 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
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