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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru’s southern Andes, no immediate damages reported - AP News
World8/20/20261 min read
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru's southern Andes Mountains. The quake hit Thursday at 1 p.m. local time and was centered northwest of Upahuacho in the Ayacucho region. It had a depth of 66 kilometers. The tremor was …
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- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT), according to the U.S. Geological Survey, injuring at least two people and damaging buildings.
- The quake was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of Upahuacho in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region, at a depth of 66 kilometers (41 miles).
- Luis Vásquez, head of Civil Defense, said the two injuries occurred as people evacuated their homes during the tremor in Coracora, the provincial capital.
- Authorities reported damage to 22 homes, six health centers, and a school across districts in Ayacucho and Cusco, including Puquio, Pullo, Coracora, Upahuacho, San Pedro, and Pichari, with rockfalls also noted on hillsides near Coracora.
- The earthquake was felt across several southern regions, including Ica, Arequipa, Huancavelica, Apurimac, and Cusco, as well as the capital, Lima, while the Peruvian Navy ruled out any tsunami threat.
- Peru sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a zone of frequent seismic activity; in 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in the Ica region killed nearly 600 people.
LIMA, Peru (AP) A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Perus southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, injuring at least two people and damaging homes, health centers and schools, authorities said.
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