Information about possible casualties or destruction is not available at the moment.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred on Friday in Peru, near the border with Brazil, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Underground shocks were registered at 09:04 UTC with the epicenter located 250 km (155 miles) northwest of Puerto Maldonado, Peru. The quake’s epicenter lay at a depth of 609.5 kilometers. However, no tsunami warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Felt #earthquake (#sismo) M7.0 strikes 247 km NW of Puerto Maldonado (#Peru) 31 min ago. Please report to: https://t.co/CDd1UISEOR pic.twitter.com/R020OKhtXL
— EMSC (@LastQuake) 24 de agosto de 2018
lso, two strong shocks struck Pucallpa, a Peruvian town northwest of the epicenter, several residents reported on Twitter.
At the beginning of this year, Peru was hit by another strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the country’s coast, injuring over 100 people.
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