2 Earthquakes Rock Lima!
Two earthquakes rocked Lima today!
At 1:40 AM this morning there was a short quake, probably 5-10 seconds long, which registered 4.3 on the Richter Scale. Then, at 7:51 AM this morning, there was a longer, much more intense earthquake, probably close to 30 seconds long, and which registered 5.3 on the Richter scale.
There are reports of injuries and collapsed homes and buildings in Lima. The earthquakes also caused a rockslide along the Costa Verde, near Larcomar and La Rosa Nautica, which closed roads along the ocean. In our home, books fell off of the shelves and pictures fell off of the walls, but there was no major damage.
Living in Lima is a little bit like living in California, and every time there is a tremor or an earthquake here, I am always reminded of the words of Jesus which are found in Matthew 24:7-8 (TNIV), "There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains (i.e., signs of the end times)."
At 1:40 AM this morning there was a short quake, probably 5-10 seconds long, which registered 4.3 on the Richter Scale. Then, at 7:51 AM this morning, there was a longer, much more intense earthquake, probably close to 30 seconds long, and which registered 5.3 on the Richter scale.
There are reports of injuries and collapsed homes and buildings in Lima. The earthquakes also caused a rockslide along the Costa Verde, near Larcomar and La Rosa Nautica, which closed roads along the ocean. In our home, books fell off of the shelves and pictures fell off of the walls, but there was no major damage.
Living in Lima is a little bit like living in California, and every time there is a tremor or an earthquake here, I am always reminded of the words of Jesus which are found in Matthew 24:7-8 (TNIV), "There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains (i.e., signs of the end times)."
posted by Stephen Guschov at 1:04 PM
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