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Peru earthquake injures 2, damages buildings

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Peru earthquake injures 2, damages buildings. (2026, August 21). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/earthquake-peru-9.7314436?cmp=rss

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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Peru's Andes Mountains on Thursday at 1 p.m. local time, injuring two people and damaging buildings. The quake was centered 38 kilometers northwest of Upahuacho and had a depth of 66 kilometers, affecting several regions including Lima. At least 22 homes were damaged, along with six health centers and a school. Earthquakes are common in Peru due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire".

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-08-21, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, causing damage to homes, health centers, and schools. At least two people were injured, with one of the injuries occurring while they were evacuating their home during the quake. The earthquake was centered 38 kilometers northwest of Upahuacho, in the province of Parinacochas, and had a depth of 66 kilometers. It was felt as far away as Lima, the capital city, and also caused damage in other southern regions, including Ica and Cusco. A total of 22 homes, six health centers, and one school were damaged across several districts in Ayacucho and Cusco. The quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time, and is the latest in a series of earthquakes to hit Peru, which is part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire" area prone to seismic activity.

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Topics

Ayacucho Ica Parinacochas Peru Upahuacho

Subjects

Peru GPE · 5× Ayacucho GPE · 2× Coracora GPE · 2× Cusco GPE · 2× Ica GPE · 2× Parinacochas GPE · 2× Upahuacho GPE · 2× Arequipa GPE · 1× The U.S. Geological Survey ORG · 1× USGS ORG · 1×

Narrative

Peru earthquake injures 2, damages buildings Quake was felt in several regions of southern Peru A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, injuring at least two people and damaging homes, health centres and schools, authorities said.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-21

2026-08-21 · CBC News

Peru earthquake injures 2, damages buildings · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

authorities → injure → homes

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time and was centred 38 kilometres northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region. asserted

quake → say → region

It had a depth of 66 kilometres. asserted

It → have → kilometres

The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica, Arequipa, Huancavelica, Apurimac and Cusco, as well as in the capital, Lima. asserted

earthquake → feel → capital

Luis Vasquez, head of Civil Defence, told reporters that two people were injured while evacuating their homes during the earthquake in Coracora, the capital of Parinacochas province. asserted

people → tell → province

Authorities also reported damage to 22 homes, six health centres and a school across several districts in Ayacucho and Cusco, including the towns of Puquio, Pullo, Coracora, Upahuacho, San Pedro and Pichari. asserted

Authorities → report → Puquio

In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in a province of the Ica region left nearly 600 people dead. asserted

earthquake → leave → people