A 6.3 earthquake hits Peru There has been little real damage and no deaths or injuries following an earthquake in Peru with a magnitude of 6.9.
The epicentre was 50 kilometres off the coast of the southern city of Ica – the same area where a quake killed 500 people in 2007. This time, a few roads were blocked and mobile phone signal disrupted.
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