LIMA (AFP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck south-eastern Peru on Friday (March 1) but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LIMA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck south-eastern Peru on Friday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The US Geological Survey said the epicentre was at a depth of 257km. The agency said most big quakes in South America occur at a depth of 70km or more.
The quake hit at 0850 GMT about 27km north-east of the town of Azangaro, near the border with Bolivia. Last week a quake measuring 7.5 with its epicentre in neighbouring Ecuador rattled the coast and Amazon region of northern Peru.Peru is located in a seismically active region, and on Jan 14 last year a quake measuring 7.3 killed two people and toppled buildings near the southern city of Arequipa.
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