Strong earthquake strikes central Peru, no damage reported
LIMA: An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit central Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, although authorities reported no immediate casualties or damage. The quake struck at a depth of 99 kilometers (61.52 mile), according to USGS, with the epicenter 31 kilometers (19.26 mile) northwest of Aniso in the Andes Mountains. The head of the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP),…
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck central Peru on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), though authorities have reported no immediate casualties or damage. The quake's epicenter was located 31 kilometers northwest of Aniso in the Andes Mountains, at a depth of 99 kilometers. Peruvian Geophysical Institute head Hernando Tavera stated that the depth of the earthquake prevented significant damage.
The population reportedly went out to the streets out of concern, but there were no reported impacts. The country, which is the world's second-largest copper producer and situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, experiences approximately 85% of the world's seismic activity.
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