August 15, 2007
8.0 Earthquake Hits Near Lima, Peru
Obviously, this isn't local (though we did get a small East Bay "jiggle" this morning) but definitely of local interest: it seems, according to KRON 4, a 8.0 earthquake hit "90 miles southeast" of Lima, Peru this afternoon, just off of the coast. Major power outages are reported. But from what we hear, they're deep quakes -- about 20-30 miles or more down. And a tsunami warning/watch is in effect for the coast of South America and parts of Central America.
Our hearts and crossed-fingers go out to those of you with loved ones in Peru, and of course, to the people of Peru.
Ugh. Awful.
More to come.
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Oh shit. Are the coca exports to the Bay Area going to get impacted?
God forbid!
On a more serious note - I just got back from there a little over a month ago, and there are going to be many, many more fatalities. Lima's a city of 8 million people that has more than doubled in size recently. Most of that construction is slum stuff - concrete and rebar with no piles to the foundation, and top floors built on top of other floors when they can.
To say that it's not up to code is a drastic understatement, and this quake was way bigger than Loma Prieta. Here's hoping they come out of it ok...