At least one person killed, several injured, after earthquake hits Peru

The ​​United States Geological Survey (USGS) says the earthquake registers a 5.6 magnitude.

At slightest 1 idiosyncratic has been killed, and 5 others injured aft a 5.6 magnitude earthquake deed Peru and was felt passim the capital, Lima.

The ​​United States Geological Survey (USGS) said connected Sunday that the earthquake occurred astatine 11:35am (16:35 GMT) section clip successful the Pacific Ocean, with its epicentre located 23km (14 miles) southwest of Callao, a larboard metropolis westbound of the superior Lima.

The Peruvian presidency reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was higher than the USGS assessment, registering a 6.1 magnitude. The earthquake did not make a tsunami warning.

In a station connected X, the presidency said that President Dina Boluarte was presently travelling to Callao to show the seashore pursuing the tremor.

Police Colonel Ramiro Clauco told the Peruvian broadcaster RPP vigor that a 36-year-old antheral died successful bluish Lima portion “standing extracurricular his conveyance waiting for a passenger”.

The Emergency Operations Centre added that 5 radical were being treated successful the infirmary and harm had been reported to roads and acquisition centres.

According to Hernando Tavera, enforcement president of the Geophysical Institute of Peru, who spoke with section TV transmission N, each districts successful Lima felt the earthquake.

Local vigor stations besides reported that the quake led to the cancellation of a large shot lucifer scheduled to beryllium held successful Lima.

The South American state lies connected what is known arsenic the “Ring of Fire”, a way on the Pacific Ocean that is often struck by earthquakes and progressive volcanic activity, with Peru averaging astatine slightest 100 detectable earthquakes each year.

The past large earthquake occurred successful 2021 successful the Amazon region, registering a magnitude of 7.5, and near 12 radical injured, destroying much than 70 homes.

The astir disastrous earthquake to deed the state was successful 1970 and struck the Ancash portion of Peru, causing wide landslides that resulted successful the deaths of astir 70,000 people.