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".
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, injuring at least 2 people and causing damage to homes, health centers, and schools. The quake was centered 38 kilometers northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Ayacucho region, and had a depth of 66 kilometers. It was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica, Lima, and others. Two people were injured while evacuating their homes during the earthquake, according to Luis Vasquez, head of Civil Defence. A total of 22 homes, six health centers, and a school were damaged across several districts in Ayacucho and Cusco.
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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.
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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.
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It had a depth of 66 kilometres.
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The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica, Arequipa, Huancavelica, Apurimac and Cusco, as well as in the capital, Lima.
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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.
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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.
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In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in a province of the Ica region left nearly 600 people dead.
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