6.7-magnitude earthquake shakes Peru’s southern Andes

LIMA, Peru — A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, in accordance with the U.S. Geological Survey. There have been no quick experiences of harm.

The USGS mentioned the quake occurred at 1 p.m. native time (18:00 GMT) and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the town of Upahuacho, within the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho area. It had a depth of 66 kilometers (41 miles).

The earthquake was felt in a number of areas of southern Peru, together with Ica and Arequipa.

Luis Vásquez, head of Civil Protection, advised native radio station RPP that “no harm of any type has been reported up to now.” Yony Reyes, mayor of Parinacochas province, mentioned there additionally have been no experiences of harm within the provincial capital. The Peruvian Navy mentioned there was no tsunami risk.

Earthquakes are frequent in Peru which is a part of the Pacific “Ring of Hearth,” an space of frequent seismic exercise.

In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in a province of the Ica area left almost 600 individuals useless.