6.2 magnitude earthquake in Peru, 60 injured

Mastegar.com Peru - The city of Ica, Peru, was struck by a magnitude 6.2 Richter scale earthquake. As a result of the quake, 60 people suffered minor injuries, including fractures, concussion, and injuries caused by falling objects.

"As many as 60 people were treated at local hospitals and clinics," said Governor Alonso Navarro told the radio such as that cited in the page ndtv.com, Monday, January 30, 2012.

Geophysical Institute noted the strength of the earthquake of 6.2 on the Richter scale. However, the researchers AS saying the quake a magnitude 6.3 Earthquake occurred at. 0.11, Monday, January 30, 2012, 23 kilometres southeast of the city of Ica. As for the depth of the epicenter occurred at 39 kilometers below sea level.

It occurred about 11 minutes. Before the city of Ica never experienced a magnitude 8 SR on 2007 ago. The quake that caused more than 500 people dead and damaging thousands of homes.

Gingrich wants US moon base by 2020

Sweet promises, politicians who dared hold? However, the appointment of United States presidential candidates, Republican Newt Gingrich, who will build a permanent station on the Moon Gets a Pat of his supporters.

Not a joke, he seriously with his promise: by 2020 a permanent station on the Moon belongs to the US would stand.

Gingrich, former speaker of Parliament, said he wanted the US so the distribution of industrial space, such as the era of airplane boom in the late 1930s. Here's how, inter alia, by building a permanent station on the moon. To his supporters in Florida, he said the US should seek advantage from the realm of science, tourism, and manufacturing.

Gingrich also wants further exploration on Mars with NASA establish suggested that partnerships with the private sector to realize it.

"In the second period, my Administration will soon we will have a permanent station on the Moon for the first time. Ain't I a bervisi? "he said, as quoted Miami Herald. He also said the US had no capacity would be overtaken by China and Russia.