A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Peru's capital city Lima Thursday afternoon, with tremors felt in the cities of the ...

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck near the central coast of Peru on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). A tsunami warning was also issued but later ...

A deadly swell struck Peru’s northern coastline triggering ... coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami which struck India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 53 jolted 68 km ESE of Palca Peru at 161904 GMT on Friday the US Geological Survey USGS said The epicenter ...

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 ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) - A shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake has rattled northern Peru near the coastal city of Piura with no immediate reports of damage or injuries Nelson Penachin of Peru's civil ...

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 ...

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 ...

High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the center of Incan power. Cuzco, also spelled Cusco and named after the Quechua word for “naval or “center,” was built between ...

Japan is situated in a plate boundary zone where tectonic plates converge and there are frequent major earthquakes in coastal areas or offshore. Peru is another country in a similar zone, and suffered ...

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 ...