La imagen de la explosión cerca del Pentágono fue creada mediante IA was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Wednesday, 24 May 2023 at 07:00 UTC. The event is classified as a explosion incident with a severity rating of Minor, and was detected through GNEWS.
Reported by local media in Peru. Detected through our rotating per-country news sweep, which reads local-language reporting to catch incidents that never reach international feeds. Original headline: "La imagen de la explosión cerca del Pentágono fue creada mediante IA - Infoveritas".
Where this happened
The incident is located in Peru (South America), whose capital is Lima. Historically, Peru is most affected by earthquakes, floods, landslides and El Niño events. You can follow every incident recorded in this country, updated live, on the Peru incident tracker.
Approximate coordinates of the reported event are -9.200°, -75.000°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
Understanding explosion events
Blasts from gas, fuel, munitions, boilers or industrial processes. Blast injuries occur in four patterns: pressure-wave damage to lungs and ears, penetrating injury from fragments, blunt trauma from being thrown, and burns. Secondary structural collapse frequently causes more casualties than the blast itself.
How severity is rated
Global Incident Tracker rates every event on a four-step scale — Minor, Moderate, Severe and Extreme — derived from the source signal: earthquake magnitude, official GDACS alert colour, or the volume of independent media reporting for news-derived incidents. This event is currently rated Minor. Ratings can change as more information becomes available, and a rating is a monitoring signal rather than an official government assessment.
Safety guidance for explosion situations
- Move away from the site — secondary explosions and structural collapse are common.
- Do not use lighters or switches if you smell gas.
- Control severe bleeding with direct pressure or a tourniquet while waiting for help.
- Stay off blocked roads so emergency vehicles can reach the scene.
- Follow only official instructions from local authorities and emergency services — this page is a monitoring record, not an emergency alert.
Data and verification
This record was generated automatically from GNEWS and de-duplicated against our archive. Early reports for any incident can be revised: locations get refined, magnitudes are recalculated and impact figures change as assessments arrive. We deliberately do not publish casualty numbers unless an official source states them. The original source report is linked at the top of this page.
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Timeline and sources
Reported
Reported by News reports (Google News). Not independently confirmed. Copies of one syndicated story are counted once.
How statuses are decided · the number of reports is never treated as confirmation.
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· received · event time 24 May 2023, 07:00 UTCFirst report News report
First recorded from News reports (Google News).
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· receivedAlso reported (13) News report
13 more reports from News reports (Google News), received between 11 Sep 01:55 and 13 Sep 02:50 UTC. Reports from one feed are often copies of the same story, so they are not counted as independent confirmation. Links were not kept for reports merged before 13 September 2026.
News reports (Google News)
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· received · event time 24 May 2023, 07:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "La imagen de la explosión cerca del Pentágono fue creada mediante IA"
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· received · event time 24 May 2023, 07:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "La imagen de la explosión cerca del Pentágono fue creada mediante IA"
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· received · event time 24 May 2023, 07:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "La imagen de la explosión cerca del Pentágono fue creada mediante IA"
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· received · event time 24 May 2023, 07:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "La imagen de la explosión cerca del Pentágono fue creada mediante IA - info-veritas.com"
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· received · event time 24 May 2023, 07:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "La imagen de la explosión cerca del Pentágono fue creada mediante IA - info-veritas.com"
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· received · event time 24 May 2023, 07:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "La imagen de la explosión cerca del Pentágono fue creada mediante IA - info-veritas.com"
Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 20 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.
Conditions at the time
Light rain of 1.4 mm was recorded, and the temperature peaked at 28°C.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.