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- Why should you never use an elevator during an earthquake?
Experts recommend never using the elevator during an earthquake or tremor, as it could detach from its structure and fall from a great height with people inside.
- Emergency phone numbers . Peru
- • Emergency line: 105
(It is the unique national emergency line, allowing Peruvians to access all emergency and security services with a single number).
- • National Police: 105
- • Firefighters: 116
- • Highway Police: 110
- • Civil Defense: 115
- • Health Info: 113
- • Red Cross: 01 266 0481
- • SAMU Ambulance Service: 106
- What is the purpose and why is the emergency backpack important?
An emergency backpack is composed of important items to protect your health and that of your family for at least the first 24 hours of the emergency. As mentioned in the initial paragraphs, Peru is located in a high seismic activity zone, so it is necessary to be prepared for any emergency to assist those who need it most and protect their health.
For this, it is essential that you have an emergency backpack containing basic items (according to your family’s needs) to protect your health and well-being. Generally, these should weigh 8KG, but if your family is large, you may extend the backpack’s capacity up to a maximum of 20KG.
- What to do in case of an earthquake?
- Before the earthquake
• Locate safe zones and sturdy structures to protect yourself.
• Have an emergency backpack ready.
• Participate in earthquake drills in your neighborhood.
• Educate the children in your home about precautionary measures.
• Hire an engineer to reinforce your home.
- During the earthquake
• Stay calm. Getting scared can only paralyze you or cause mistakes.
• Stay away from windows and objects that may fall.
• If you cannot quickly reach the exit, find a safe space.
• Do not call by phone. The line will be overloaded, so it is better to send text messages.
• Do not use the elevator. “El Comercio Newspaper. All rights reserved.”
- After the earthquake
• Check for gas leaks that could cause fire.
• Call emergency numbers such as: firefighters 116, Red Cross (01) 2660481, and the Mobile Emergency Care System (SAMU) 106.
• Assist the injured.
• Be careful with possible aftershocks. Avoid being near houses affected by the earthquake.
• If you are near the sea, move away from the area until the possibility of a tsunami is ruled out.
- Earthquake 63 km SW of Ilo, Ilo – Moquegua
Local Date and Time: 29/05/2026,23:09:11
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 34 km
Latitude: -18.02
Longitude: -71.78
Intensity: II Ilo
What should my emergency backpack have?
It should contain the essentials to survive the first hours after an earthquake:
– Hygiene items
– First aid kit with bandages, alcohol, gauze, pills, among others
– Warm clothing
– Non-perishable food such as tuna, energy bars, chocolates, and nuts, as well as cash
– Radio or flashlight with batteries
– Specific items according to needs, such as products for babies, elderly, or pets
What to do after an earthquake?
Check for injured people, turn off gas and electricity leaks, avoid using the elevator, and stay away from damaged structures. If you are in a coastal area, check for tsunami alerts.
Why does the Earth shake?
Because tectonic plates move and accumulate energy. When this energy is suddenly released, an earthquake occurs.
How to prepare before an earthquake?
Conduct drills, have your emergency backpack ready, and plan an evacuation route with your family. Prevention saves lives.
What is the difference between earthquake, tremor, seismic event, and seismic movement?
They are synonyms, but in some countries “earthquake” is used for the most destructive seismic events.
Why are several magnitudes reported for the same earthquake?
Because the first information comes from nearby stations and is adjusted as more data arrives from different sensors. Science continues calculating after the first alert.
How is a tremor differentiated from an earthquake?
Both are movements of the Earth, but we usually call “earthquake” those of greater magnitude and destructive impact, while “tremor” is used for milder seismic events.
How do we know when it will tremble?
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, but seismographs and accelerographs detect ground movements in real time to alert us as quickly as possible.
- What should the emergency backpack contain and how to prepare it?
- What should the reserve box have?
Indeci recommends having a reserve box that should contain items to be used from the second to the fourth day of the emergency and stored in a cool, dry place. This box should contain the following items:
– Food: Bottled water, instant soups, canned food, powdered or evaporated milk, candies, crackers, and chocolate bars.
– Clothing and hygiene: Sweaters, underwear, socks, fleece blanket, towels, soap, toothbrush, and toothpaste.
– Other items: Pot, thermos, cups, plates, disposable cutlery, newspaper, safety pins, wrapping plastic, spare batteries, and plastic for floor or roof. “El Comercio Newspaper. All rights reserved.”
- According to Agencia Andina , the Lima municipality added that currently there are 50 thousand people trained in Lima Metropolitan area in first aid, fire prevention, evacuation, gas leak, emergency backpack, and family plan, among other aspects related to disaster risk management.
The drill – carried out at 10:00 a.m. today, Friday the 29th – mobilized more than 20 public, private institutions and first response agencies, which participated in evacuation, rescue, and emergency care actions at different points in the capital.
During the day, demonstrations of search and rescue in collapsed structures, rope rescue, canine rescue, prehospital care, and fire and hazardous materials control were conducted.
- Staying calm and making safe decisions can protect your life during a road emergency.
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The entire team of Minam workers nationwide actively participated in the National Multi-Hazard Drill.
???? #NationalDrill2026 | Prepared and organized! The entire team of Minam workers nationwide actively participated in the National Multi-Hazard Drill ???????????? to strengthen our timely response to emergencies and protect everyone’s life. pic.twitter.com/iKkANOU7WU
— Ministry of Environment ?????????? (@MinamPeru) May 29, 2026
- National Multi-Hazard Drill 2026: this is how the prevention exercise was carried out
- This is how the IGP participated in the First National Multi-Hazard Drill:
Today we joined the I #NationalDrill2026. From the IGP, we remind that this type of initiative seeks to strengthen the population’s preparedness and response capacity to emergencies. pic.twitter.com/W9uM51C0ZX
— Geophysical Institute of Peru (@igp_peru) May 29, 2026
- Thousands of citizens participated this Friday in the 2026 National Multi-Hazard Drill organized by the National Civil Defense Institute, a preventive exercise that simulated an 8.8 magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami in coastal areas of the country.
- Alerts reached cell phones
As part of the exercise, several citizens received multi-hazard alert messages on their mobile phones warning of a supposed tsunami after the seismic movement. Authorities reminded that it was only a preventive drill.
This morning the 2026 drill is taking place: The Seismic Alert System was activated
The first national multi-hazard drill 2026 is underway. | VIDEO: Canal N
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— Canal N (@canalN_) May 29, 2026
The first national multi-hazard drill 2026 is underway
Find more information on the WEB ? https://t.co/WAgcNzGC9I pic.twitter.com/744utoGk25
- TODAY IS THE FIRST MULTI-HAZARD DRILL 2026! FROM 10:00 A.M.
- EARTHQUAKE RECORDED IN ABANCAY – APURÍMAC
- Local Date and Time: 29/05/2026 07:25:52
- Magnitude: 4.5
- Depth: 90km
- Latitude: -13.79
- Longitude: -72.54
- Intensity: II-III Lambrama
- Reference: 26 km E of Lambrama, Abancay – Apurímac
- EARTHQUAKE RECORDED IN PUCALLPA – UCAYALI
- Local Date and Time: 29/05/2026 04:08:46
- Magnitude: 4.1
- Depth: 185km
- Latitude: -8.22
- Longitude: -73.86
- Reference: 76 km E of Pucallpa, Coronel Portillo – Ucayali
- EARTHQUAKE RECORDED IN ILO – MOQUEGUA
- Local Date and Time: 29/05/2026 00:32:42
- Magnitude: 5.0
- Depth: 37km
- Latitude: -18.48
- Longitude: -71.28
- Intensity: III Ilo
- Reference: 93 km S of Ilo, Ilo – Moquegua
- WHAT IS THE LARGEST MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE RECORDED BY INSTRUMENTS IN PERU?
On Thursday, October 3, 1974, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Lima at 9:21 a.m., striking the capital of Peru as well as much of the Peruvian coast to the south. The movement lasted about 90 seconds and resulted in 252 deaths and 3,600 injuries.
- WHAT IS SEISMIC SILENCE?
Seismic silence is a prolonged period without significant seismic activity or intensity in a region, which may indicate the accumulation of tectonic stresses and an increased risk of a future earthquake.
- Peru is located in a seismic zone and the occurrence of earthquakes is inevitable. A study by the IGP indicates that seismic energy is accumulated in the south of the country, which should encourage participation in drills.
- The entity responsible for recording each tremor in the country is the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP). It also provides official information every time an earthquake occurs through its social media accounts.
- HOW ARE EARTHQUAKE DATA OBTAINED IN PERU?
CENSIS obtains its data from the National Seismic Network (DS-0017-2018MINAM), composed and integrated by a series of velocity, acceleration, and displacement sensors distributed throughout the country.
- WHY IS PERU A HIGHLY SEISMIC ZONE?
Peru is a highly seismic country because it is located within the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Check here the latest records from the Geophysical Institute of Peru about seismic movements in the country.
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