USGS: Magnitude-7.5 earthquake strikes northern Peru

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northern Peru early Sunday, damaging some buildings and blocking several roads with rubble.

While the quake was extremely strong, it was relatively deep -- measured at 112 kilometers (70 miles) -- which usually reduces the possibility of damage and casualties.

The quake occurred at 5:52 a.m. (1052 GMT) and its epicenter was in the Amazon region, 42 kilometers (26 miles) north northwest of the city of Barranca. It had a magnitude of 7.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Part of a 16th century church in La Jalca district in the Amazon region collapsed and three people were lightly injured, Mayor Walter Culqui told Peru's RPP radio.

Read more: https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/green-bay/ap-top-news/2021/11/28/usgs-magnitude-75-earthquake-strikes-northern-peru

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Earlier today there was a magnitude 5.1 earthquake west of Callou, Peru in the Pacific Ocean.

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[Haggard Celine]

1. Glad it was a deep one. Could have been devastating!

[Fla Dem]

2. There were 4 of them Saturday night and Sunday morning along South America's west coast.

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