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In less than 72 hours the Geophysical Institute of Peru IGP has reported the occurrence in the Huancavelica region of 10 earthquakes with magnitudes less than M4.0 causing concern in the inhabitants of that area of the country. The epicenters were located between 8 and 12 km near the capital of said department with intensities between II and III Modified Mercali MM.The IGP executive president Hernando Tavera details that this seismic activity would have its origin in the temporary reactivation of a geological fault near the city. It must be understood that this activity is characteristic of the entire geodynamic process that our country supports due to the collision of the Nazca and South American plates and the deformation of the Andes mountain range which generates known cracks or fractures on the surface such as geological faults which are what generate this type of earthquake explained the doctor.Likewise the expert recalled that we are a highly seismic country with earthquakes being more frequent in the coastal area due to the collision of the plates.The location of the areas of greatest deformation is not known in detail here but it is known that the mountain range develops a survey process at speeds of the order of four millimeters per year which is why the seismic occurrence is low in the mountains. For reference the collision between the Nazca plates and South America is carried out at speeds of 6 to 8 centimeters per year therefore the frequent occurrence of earthquakes of great magnitude he said.Finally he reiterated that the IGP will continue to monitor the occurrence of earthquakes and will continue to keep the authorities and the general population informed. In addition he urged the population being Peru a seismic country to always keep in mind the recommendations given by the National Institute of Civil Defense Indeci before during and after an earthquake.
