An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Peru’s Alto Amazonas province on Tuesday. The US Geological ...

A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Peru sparking a tsunami warning for the South American country. The United States Geological Society listed the quake as having a ...

(CNN)-- A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Wednesday evening, killing 15 people and leaving 70 hurt, President Alan Garcia said on national television. Peru's ...

Peruvian copper mine Antamina on Tuesday launched a full security shutdown after an operations manager was killed and another high-ranking employee was injured in an incident at a mining camp.

TASS/. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked southern Peru on Sunday, according to the Geophysics Institute of Peru. According to the institute, the epicenter was located at a depth of 52 kilometers ...

At least 15 have died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 shook northern Peru and southern Ecuador at 12.11 pm on Saturday, it was reported. The epicenter was said to be in Ecuadorian territory ...

An earthquake measuring 7.0 degrees on the Richter scale Friday rattled southern Peru, 67 km (41 miles) north-northwest of Juliaca, near the Bolivian border, it was reported. The tremor was ...

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Peru is another country in a similar zone, and suffered a magnitude 7.9 event in 2007. That earthquake hit the city of Pisco, resulting in a disaster that produced over 500 fatalities, destroyed large ...

Like Japan, Peru is located in the circum-Pacific seismic zone and subject to frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. The 2007 earthquake and tsunami caused major damage. Efforts are underway to study and ...