7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, no deaths reported

LIMA – A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Peru's southern Arequipa region on Friday, local officials said, adding that no deaths were reported.

A total of eight people were injured. The head of disaster risk management and national defense at the Ministry of Health, David Aponte, reported three minor injuries to local radio station RPP. Later, the Ministry of Health reported that five more wounded were treated in nearby hospitals.

Following the earthquake, the city of Arequipa was hit by four aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 4 to 4.6, causing some landslides on local roads.

The government said on social media that it was monitoring the situation to assess the damage and “determine what measures should be taken.”

The US National Tsunami Warning Center said that there is a threat of a tsunami due to the earthquake, adding that waves between one and three meters high above tide level were recorded along some parts of the Peruvian coast.

But Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen said the tsunami warning off the coast of Arequipa was ignored.

Carlos Zanabría, a councillor for the regional government of Arequipa, told local radio station RPP that material damage had been reported in some areas and residents had left their homes in fear, but he had not heard any reports of deaths or injuries.

Flavio Aranguren, mayor of the Yauca area in the Caravelle department of Arequipa, told RPP that some walls of houses in the area collapsed. He added that no deaths have been reported.

Small artisanal gold mines operate in Yauca and other nearby towns near the coast, but there is no information yet on any impact.

Ricardo Guillén, a representative of the National Emergency Operations Center, said there were power and telephone outages in areas near the epicenter.

Ecuador and Peru are part of the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a wide area surrounding the Pacific Ocean where clashes between continental plates frequent.

Reuters

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