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Strong quake shakes central Peru |
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(01/26/2010)
Lima, PAB-Online
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale in the Andes
mountains shook large swathes of Peru on Monday, sending residents
bolting outdoors but causing little damage.
The quake struck at 5:52 pm (2252 GMT) with an epicenter near Puerto Inca, in the Huanuco region some 400 kilometers north-east of Lima, the Peruvian Geophysical Institute reported.
Civil Defense officials said there were no reports of damage.
On 15 August 2007, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 devastated the province of Ica, just south of Lima, killing some 600 people and causing extensive damage to area buildings and infrastructure.
In 2009 more than 140 earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 and above were felt in Peru, located in a region geologists call the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region of intense seismic activity. (AFP/IP)
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