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A powerful earthquake off the Peruvian coast, with a magnitude of 7.9 degrees on the Richter scale,
struck Peru in the early evening of 15 August 2007. The Department of Ica was heavily affected, with
the earthquake and subsequent aftershocks on 16 August totally devastating homes, hospitals,
schools, churches, government buildings and infrastructure in the city of Pisco (population 63,000,
51km from the epicentre), and seriously affecting the cities of Chincha Alta (161,000 persons, 42km),
Ica (261,000 persons, 110km). The city of Cañete in the Department of Lima (26,000 persons, 32km)
also incurred damage.
For more information on the planned inter-agency response to this disaster, please read the Peru Flash Appeal [pdf]