Earthquake Of 6 Magnitude
Shakes South Of Peru
LIMA - An earthquake measuring 6 on the
Richter scale shook on Tuesday the Nasca
province, 480 kilometers south to capital
Lima, without reports of victims or material
damages to the moment.
According to the Peruvian Geophysics
Institute (IGP) the epicenter was located 40
km southeast to Nasca with a depth of 40 km.
The earthquake was also felt in nearby
cities like Palpa, Acari in Arequipa and
Puquio in Ayacucho.
In August 2007 an earthquake measuring 7.9
magnitude shook the Peruvian provinces of
Canete, Chincha, Pisco and Ica, between 100
and 320 km south to Lima, with 596 people
killed and more than 70, 000 houses
destroyed.
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