After Chile, San Francisco, now Peru struck by 6.9 earthquake on Sunday

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After Chile, San Francisco, now it hit Peru in South America.
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of Lima and in many major cities of southeastern Peru, including Cuzco and Arequipa.

After Chile, San Francisco, now it hit Peru in South America.
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of Lima and in many major cities of southeastern Peru, including Cuzco and Arequipa.

Tourists in Lima and Cuzco tweeted updates.
Luckily the quake has struck a sparsely populated area of central Peru, the U.S. Geological Survey said Sunday.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, said Mario Casareto, spokesman for Peru’s fire agency. He said authorities were still surveying the region, including the Ayacucho area where the quake was centered.

The seismological service initially reported the magnitude as 7, but revised it downward to 6.9 in a subsequent report. According to the survey’s updated figures, the quake occurred at 2321GMT Sunday and was centered about 43 kilometers (27 miles) east-northeast of an area called Tambo, and about 467 kilometers (290 miles) southeast of the capital of Lima. It had a depth of 101 kilometers (62.8 miles), the survey said.

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