Latest update from Direct local · WFMY News 2: Two people were injured while evacuating their homes during the earthquake in Coracora. Latest update from ABC News: A magnitude 6. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday LIMA, Peru -- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, according to the U.S. There were no immediate reports of damage. The USGS said the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT) and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region. It had a depth of 66.7 kilometers. The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa.
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In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in a province of the Ica region left nearly 600 people dead.
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Latest update from ABC News: A magnitude 6. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday LIMA, Peru -- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, according to the U.S. There were no immediate reports of damage. The USGS said the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT) and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region. It had a depth of 66.7 kilometers. The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa.
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Latest update from Direct local · WFMY News 2: Two people were injured while evacuating their homes during the earthquake in Coracora. Latest update from ABC News: A magnitude 6. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday LIMA, Peru -- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, according to the U.S. There were no immediate reports of damage. The USGS said the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT) and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region. It had a depth of 66.7 kilometers. The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa.