
This map was drawn up by the Instituto Geofisico del Peru and interestingly shows where the epicentre of the original earthquake and subsequent tremors were located. It's clear from the map why Pisco and surrounds were the towns worst affected by the earthquake, suffering the lion's share of the fatalities and structural damage. It was in Pisco that the church collapsed during mass, killing 148 people, more than a quarter of the total number of deaths reported so far for all of Peru following the earthquake.
Please click on the map for a larger view.
1 comment:
Erik...
Thanks so much for sharing your experience, it is certainly the next best thing to being there. I'm also grateful since the information that you've shared will be most helpful for my presentation in Pittsburgh. I am blessed to have 'Our Man in Lima'. Be well amigo!
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