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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Peru, no deaths reported
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/earthquake-magnitude-69-strikes-near-coast-peru-gfz-reports-2024-06-28/Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Peru, no deaths reported
By Marco Aquino and Natalia Siniawski
June 28, 2024 5:56 AM EDT Updated an hour ago
LIMA,June 28 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of magnitude of 7.0 struck near the coast in southern Peru's Arequipa region on Friday, local officials said, adding no deaths had been reported.
A total of eight people have been injured. The Chief of Disaster Risk Management and National Defense at the Ministry of Health, David Aponte, informed local radio station RPP of three minor injuries. Later, the Ministry of Health reported another five injured people had been treated in hospitals nearby.
Following the earthquake, Arequipa was hit by four aftershocks of 4 to 4.6 magnitude, causing some landslides on local roads.
The government said on social media it was monitoring to assess the damage and "determine the actions to be taken".
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By Marco Aquino and Natalia Siniawski
June 28, 2024 5:56 AM EDT Updated an hour ago
LIMA,June 28 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of magnitude of 7.0 struck near the coast in southern Peru's Arequipa region on Friday, local officials said, adding no deaths had been reported.
A total of eight people have been injured. The Chief of Disaster Risk Management and National Defense at the Ministry of Health, David Aponte, informed local radio station RPP of three minor injuries. Later, the Ministry of Health reported another five injured people had been treated in hospitals nearby.
Following the earthquake, Arequipa was hit by four aftershocks of 4 to 4.6 magnitude, causing some landslides on local roads.
The government said on social media it was monitoring to assess the damage and "determine the actions to be taken".
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