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The earthquake happened at 11:35 a.m. local time in the Pacific
Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey. Its
epicenter was located 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of
Callao, west of the capital Lima.
A 36-year-old man died in northern Lima while “standing outside
his vehicle waiting for a passenger” when a wall from the fourth
floor of a building under construction detached and fell on his
head, Police Col. Ramiro Clauco told RPP radio.
The five people injured are being treated in hospitals, the
Emergency Operations Center said. The agency also reported
damage to roads and educational centers.
President Dina Boluarte is heading to Callao to monitor
developments, the Peruvian presidency said on X.
Footage shared by local media also showed cars hit by falling
debris, damaged houses and collapsed billboards.
All of Lima’s districts felt the earthquake, Hernando Tavera,
executive president of the Geophysical Institute of Peru, told
local TV channel N.
Local radio stations reported that a professional football match
at Lima’s Alberto Gallardo Stadium was paused for several
minutes.
A mass at Lima’s cathedral was also interrupted, after
frightened worshippers fled the scene.
Peru is located along the Ring of Fire, a path along the Pacific
Ocean characterized by frequent earthquakes and active
volcanoes.
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