📋 Tender Overview
* Of the 589 earthquakes reported this year, Lima registered 94, Arequipa 72, while in Ica 67This year, the occurrence of 589 earthquakes in different regions of the country, being the capital, being the most reported (94), according to information from the National Seismological Center (censis) which is a service developed by the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP), organism attached to the Ministry of Environment (Minam).
In a highly seismic country like ours, the responsibility for providing seismic information is a challenge, but as an institution of the State, the effort that is made is meritorious when it comes to the population, being the impulse to fulfill our mission, said the institutional chief IGP, Hernando Tavera.
The censis monitors the occurrence of earthquakes throughout the country in order to deliver the most complete and timely information to decision makers and the population. To do this, data from the national seismic network is available whose sensors are distributed throughout the national territory.
He said that the regions that present a greater report of telluric movements are the capital Lima (94), Arequipa (72), Ica (67) and Piura (47), while Ancash (35), Moquegua (17) and Tacna (29).
Understand and respect the evolution of the Earth
The chief of the PGI explained that the earthquakes in Peru will always occur because the planet Earth is alive for what you have to learn to respect it, as well as all its geodynamic processes that it develops as part of its evolution and makes its surface propitious for the development of human life. However, we dont fear earthquakes, lets prepare our prevention, said Dr. Tavera.
To avoid disasters and that earthquakes affect our lives, the IGP institutional head proposed to follow 4 simple steps:
1. Permanent seismic monitoring.- The PGI, through the censis, performs real-time surveillance, 24 hours a day.
2. Safe construction with technical base.- that is, build in adequate soils and with engineering criteria, as it significantly reduces the risk to an earthquake.
3. Verified and official information.- In case of earthquake, influence only through reliable sources such as IGP.
4. Key drills to be prepared.- Participate in drills, allows a quick and safe response during a seismic emergency.
