Peru: 7 Magnitude Quake Hits Acari, Arequipa · Global Voices
Juan Arellano

A 6.8 magnitude quake, later updated to a 7, was felt at 11:43 a.m. in the central and southern regions of Peru. The USGS determined that the epicenter was in the Acari area in the Arequipa region.
Some media report small-scale damage [es], such as rock slides that have blocked part of the southern Panamericana highway. There have been no reports of victims.
There are reports of collapsed telephone lines, presumably caused by the saturation of calls from people with families in the affected areas. For his part, the mayor of Acari, Carlos Mejia Quispe, said [es] that there was damage to houses and schools, whose infrastructures suffered cracks, and the mayor of Caraveli, the province to which Acari belongs, dismissed deaths.
Coverage on Twitter was rather quick; here are some reports:
El sismo ocurrió a las 11:42:40 La magnitud fue de 6.9 º al sur de las Lomas (Arequipa) con una profundidad de 30 Km pic.twitter.com/Vy5FOJtmYG
— Agencia Andina (@Agencia_Andina) September 25, 2013
The quake occurred at 11:42:40. The magnitude was about 6.9º to the south of Lomas (Arequipa) with a depth of 30 KM
Ese temblor estuvo algo largo, vecinos #Arequipa
— Diego de la Cruz (@cruzpe) September 25, 2013
That quake was rather long, neighbors
Radio Yaraví http://t.co/JO9xiEb1yI y Radio Melodía http://t.co/yT6BlfwjoI reportan en vivo sobre movimiento en Arequipa.
— Manuel Igreda (@Elmejormanuel) September 25, 2013
Radio Yaraví and Radio Melodía report live about the quake in Arequipa.
Later some of the media spread reports by audio [es] and video [es] from the area. Some images and reports also came through Twitter from Acarí:
Policía de Carreteras confirma desplome de cerro en Chala, #Arequipa http://t.co/9OZygzk6Vc
— Diario La República (@larepublica_pe) September 25, 2013
Police from Carreteras confirm collapse of hill in Chala
#Arequipa: poblador de Palca informó que caserío quedó aislado por fuerte #sismo http://t.co/zhvDoQIZzz [VIDEO]
— AméricaNoticias.pe (@noticiAmerica) September 25, 2013
A Palca local reported that a group of houses remained cut off by strong quake
@PanamericanaTV imagen de casa destruida en Acari pic.twitter.com/fySz0raJmR
— Godo Ramos (@godoramos) September 25, 2013
Image of a house destroyed in Acarí
Paredes rajadas y vidrios rotos de viviendas causó sismo en distrito de #Acarí http://t.co/9KWWNycjZZ
— Agencia Andina (@Agencia_Andina) September 25, 2013
Torn walls and broken pieces of glass from houses caused by the quake in the district of Acarí
Although a tsunami as a result of the quake was ruled out [es], some reports indicated anomalies on the Peruvian coast:
Mollendo RT @terrape: #Sismo: Marea intensa se registra en Mollento, según reporta un poblador de #Arequipa http://t.co/ouKaAm82Ad (vía RPP)
— Marco Ascencio (@DYORKOS) September 25, 2013
Intense wave occurs in Mollento, according to a report by a local from Arequipa
The quake was also felt in Lima, although with less intensity; however, they still had to enact security measures:
#AlertaNoticias Trabajadores de empresas en Dan Isidro Evacuaron tras Sismo de 6.8 dado en Arequipa pic.twitter.com/gdRD5XotUg — Cecilia Gonzales (@_CeciliaGF) September 25, 2013
Workers in Dan Isidro evacuated after 6.8 quake in Arequipa
Temblor… pic.twitter.com/NOaU9b1Qvv — Milagro de Maria (@gatito_de_chifa) September 25, 2013
Quake…
There were also reports from other cities in the country:
@noticiAmerica En Chincha, zona sísmica se sintió fuerte, felizmente no se conocen daños materiales ni personales — roger yataco (@yatacorogers) September 25, 2013
In Chincha, a seismic area, it was felt strongly, happily there is no known material or personal damage
Temblor en la ciudad del Cusco. — cuscoenportada (@CuscoEnPortada) September 25, 2013
Quake in the city of Cusco.
@elcomercio Estoy en un segundo piso en Huancayo y se dejó sentir el temblor… — jhon lopez pacheco (@jhonytolopez) September 25, 2013
I am on a second floor in Huancayo and and the quake was felt…
In Chile, Peru's southern neighbor, the quake was also felt:
Regiones de #Chile fueron sacudidos por el #sismo en #Arequipa http://t.co/6WEBOGn6jx via @RadioNacional #hmrd — Humanity Road (@HumanityRoad) September 25, 2013
Regions of Chile were shaken by the quake in Arequipa
Temblor grado 7 en el Peru, en Arica se sintio y fue 3 grados,
— Anastasia de Grey (@IshaArica) September 25, 2013
It was a 7 magnitude quake in Peru; it was felt in Arica and was a three magnitude.
Original post published on the Globalizado [es] blog by Juan Arellano.