A Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Jolts Southern Peru Coast and Residents Report Light to Moderate Shaking
The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck at 8:43 a.m. local time, and officials ruled out tsunami risks.
- On Sunday, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck coastal southern Peru without causing damage or casualties, authorities said.
- The United States Geological Survey reported the quake occurred at 8:43 a.m. local time with its epicenter 18 kilometers southeast of Camaná, Arequipa.
- Peru lies along the 'Ring of Fire,' a 40,000-kilometer arc of volcanoes and fault lines around the Pacific Basin where most of the world's earthquakes occur.
- Authorities ruled out tsunami risks, while Peru's Emergency Operations Center reported residents perceived the shaking as 'light to moderate.'
- Recent seismic activity includes a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama on Friday that left 27 people injured, and a 6.7 magnitude quake in the Peruvian Andes in August.
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According to information disseminated by the Geophysical Institute of Peru on social network X, the earthquake recorded at 08:43 local time was located 16 kilometers south-west of the town of Quilca, in the province of Caman
An earthquake of 5.2 degrees was struck on the Richter scale on Sunday by the coastal province of Ariquipa, south of Peru, with no physical damage or human loss recorded.
Peru's authorities ruled out serious damage following the telluric movements recorded during Sunday's day in the Arequipa and Ica regions.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts southern Peru coast and residents rep
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck a coastal area of southern Peru on Sunday without causing damage or casualties, authorities said. The United States Geological Survey reported the quake took place at 8:43 a.m.
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A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts southern Peru coast and residents report light to moderate shaking
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck a coastal area of southern Peru on Sunday without causing damage or casualties, authorities said.
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