Wow! You know it’s a seismically complex and perhaps uh, dangerous place for civilizations when a 7.2 earthquake is fairly low ranked on a list of EQs in the area. Other than a 6.1, it doesn’t appear that there’s been much aftershock action from Friday’s quake. Could it have been in some way related to volcanic/magmatic activity?
I saw last night that Arequipa — near the epicenter, which is Peru’s second largest city, is only 12 miles from the massive El Misti volcano, which stands at 19,101 feet. Although currently dormant, it has potential for a large and devastating eruption.
Wow! You know it’s a seismically complex and perhaps uh, dangerous place for civilizations when a 7.2 earthquake is fairly low ranked on a list of EQs in the area. Other than a 6.1, it doesn’t appear that there’s been much aftershock action from Friday’s quake. Could it have been in some way related to volcanic/magmatic activity?
I saw last night that Arequipa — near the epicenter, which is Peru’s second largest city, is only 12 miles from the massive El Misti volcano, which stands at 19,101 feet. Although currently dormant, it has potential for a large and devastating eruption.