Post by Brother Michael (FE) on Jan 5, 2017 13:35:53 GMT -8
.....leading to fears BIG ONE is coming
A SPATE of earthquakes in Peru coupled with strong volcanic activity in the South American country has led to fears that devastating seismic activity could be on its way.
By Sean Martin
PUBLISHED: 13:24, Wed, Jan 4, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:33, Wed, Jan 4, 2017
In what has been a very shaky start to the year for Peru, the nation suffered a strong 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Tacna, at the very south of the country, on Tuesday morning, which was followed by a 5.8 magnitude tremor in the Loreto region in the north.
Although there were no casualties as a result of the tremors, they follow on from two volcanoes, just 60 miles apart, which burst into life at the end of 2016.
The Sabancaya volcano started spewing ash and smoke some 3,500 metres into the air on Boxing Day, while the nearby Ubinas volcano has been sporadically erupting since April 2014.
It is the first time in the country’s recorded history that two volcanoes have been erupting at the same time.
www.express.co.uk/news/science/750133/earthquake-volcano-ring-of-fire-big-one
A SPATE of earthquakes in Peru coupled with strong volcanic activity in the South American country has led to fears that devastating seismic activity could be on its way.
By Sean Martin
PUBLISHED: 13:24, Wed, Jan 4, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:33, Wed, Jan 4, 2017
In what has been a very shaky start to the year for Peru, the nation suffered a strong 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Tacna, at the very south of the country, on Tuesday morning, which was followed by a 5.8 magnitude tremor in the Loreto region in the north.
Although there were no casualties as a result of the tremors, they follow on from two volcanoes, just 60 miles apart, which burst into life at the end of 2016.
The Sabancaya volcano started spewing ash and smoke some 3,500 metres into the air on Boxing Day, while the nearby Ubinas volcano has been sporadically erupting since April 2014.
It is the first time in the country’s recorded history that two volcanoes have been erupting at the same time.
www.express.co.uk/news/science/750133/earthquake-volcano-ring-of-fire-big-one