A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Peru sparking a tsunami warning for the South American country. The United States Geological Society listed the quake as having a ...

(CNN)-- A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Wednesday evening, killing 15 people and leaving 70 hurt, President Alan Garcia said on national television. Peru's ...

The report from the Geophysical Institute of Peru indicates that the earthquake occurred 38 km southwest of Pucallpa, Colonel Portillo-Ucayali, at a depth of 140 kilometers. So far, local ...

At least 15 have died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 shook northern Peru and southern Ecuador at 12.11 pm on Saturday, it was reported. The epicenter was said to be in Ecuadorian territory ...

(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Peru-Brazil border on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 658 km (408.86 miles), GFZ said.

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TASS/. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked southern Peru on Sunday, according to the Geophysics Institute of Peru. According to the institute, the epicenter was located at a depth of 52 kilometers ...

Japan is situated in a plate boundary zone where tectonic plates converge and there are frequent major earthquakes in coastal areas or offshore. Peru is another country in a similar zone, and suffered ...

An earthquake measuring 7.0 degrees on the Richter scale Friday rattled southern Peru, 67 km (41 miles) north-northwest of Juliaca, near the Bolivian border, it was reported. The tremor was ...

Like Japan, Peru is located in the circum-Pacific seismic zone and subject to frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. The 2007 earthquake and tsunami caused major damage. Efforts are underway to study and ...