A large earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 struck north-central Peru early Sunday (May 26), the U.S. Geological survey reported.
The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 kilometers struck at 2:41 a.m., 80 kilometers southeast of the village of Lagunas and 158 kilometers east-northeast of the larger town of Yurimaguas.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or of major damage. Earthquakes that are close to the surface generally cause more destruction.
In the capital, Lima, people ran out of their homes in fear. Power cuts were reported in a number of Amazonian cities.
Earthquakes are frequent in Peru, which lies on the Pacific’s so-called Ring of Fire.
- Source: News websites
