Powerful Earthquake Shakes Peru

World | July 12, 2007, Thursday // 00:00

A powerful earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, hit Peru early on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damages, but the tremor sent hundreds of people fleeing their homes in panic.

The quake hit at 00:43 local time with an epicentre in the city of Pucallpa, about 500 kilometres north-east of the country's capital Lima, the US agency said.

Tremor's depth was 152 kilometres, seizmologists reported.

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