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6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Peru, No Injuries Reported

  • A seismologist points at a graphic showing an earthquake reading at the Central Weather Bureau in Taipei, July 14, 2009.

    A seismologist points at a graphic showing an earthquake reading at the Central Weather Bureau in Taipei, July 14, 2009. | Photo: Reuters

Published 18 December 2016
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Civil defense authorities said that so far no injuries or damage had been reported.

An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck Sunday in Peru near the border with Brazil but no damage was reported, the government said.

The quake hit 60 miles southeast of the town of Esperanza at a depth of 550 kilometers, the Geophysical Institute of Peru said.

Deeper quakes like this one tend to cause less damage than ones that hit closer to the surface of the earth.

Civil defense authorities said that so far no injuries or damage had been reported, the state news agency Andina said.

Esperanza, with a population of 4,500, is on the banks of the Purus River and close to the border with Brazil.

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