Magnitude 6.7 Quake Strikes Peru's Southern Andes
Magnitude 6.7 Quake Strikes Peru's Southern Andes
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A powerful earthquake struck Peru's southern Andes on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with no reports of damage so far.
The USGS put the magnitude at 6.7 and said the quake hit at 1 p.m. local time.
It was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region.
Reuters reported the magnitude at 7.2 and said there were no reports of damage as of its report. The differing figures reflect early, preliminary readings.
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The earthquake shakes Peru's southern Andes Mountains, according to the USGS.
Reuters reports a magnitude of 7.2 in central Peru, with no damage reported at that point.
Venezuela and Colombia were each hit by destructive earthquakes, The Independent noted.
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The USGS supplied the initial magnitude, timing and epicenter data carried by PBS NewsHour, ABC News and The Independent.
No casualty figures, damage assessments or statements from Peruvian officials had been reported by the sources covering the quake at the time of publication.
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Magnitude estimates are routinely revised as seismologists process more data, so the USGS figure may change.
Damage and casualty reports from the Ayacucho region, a sparsely populated highland area, typically take hours to emerge.
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The epicenter sits in Parinacochas province, in Peru's Ayacucho region, roughly 24 miles from Upahuacho. Peru lies along the Pacific coast where large earthquakes are common, and this quake follows destructive ones in Venezuela and Colombia in recent weeks.
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