Peru: Peruvian authorities say a magnitude 5.4 earthquake has killed four people and injured 30 in a remote Andean part of the country.
The US Geological Survey says the quake hit at 9:58 pm local time (10:58 EDT; 0258 GMT) on Sunday near the town of Chivay, more than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of Lima, the country's capital. It was centered relatively close to the surface at a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers).
Civil Defense official Miguel Yamasaki told journalists today that four people had died due to the collapse of walls. He says 40 houses are uninhabitable.
The US Geological Survey says the quake hit at 9:58 pm local time (10:58 EDT; 0258 GMT) on Sunday near the town of Chivay, more than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of Lima, the country's capital. It was centered relatively close to the surface at a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers).
Civil Defense official Miguel Yamasaki told journalists today that four people had died due to the collapse of walls. He says 40 houses are uninhabitable.
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