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Peru: An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck northern Peru early Sunday, roughly 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the town of Barranca.
There were no initial reports of injuries or damage as a result of the quake, which was felt as far as Lima, Peru’s capital.
The quake occurred at a depth of more than 100 kilometers (60 miles), which limited the amount of shaking.
The quake struck in a sparsely populated section of the Amazon jungle, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre in a tweet.
There was no tsunami warning after the quake, according to the US Tsunami Warning System.
The state-owned Petroperu oil pipeline, which runs 1,100 kilometers from the Peruvian Amazon to the Pacific coast in the north, has sustained no damage.
According to the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDIC), 220 homes were impacted, with 81 becoming unhabitable and 75 being destroyed. According to INDIC, seven places of worship and two retail complexes were among the destroyed institutions, with four individuals injured.
President Pedro Castillo tweeted that he had ordered the urgent deployment of backup staff and had flown to the area in a military plane.
“We will support those affected and address material damage,” he said.
According to Walter Culqui, mayor of Jalca Grande in Chachapoyas province, numerous residences were damaged, with three minor injuries. According to him, a portion of the church tower in the region collapsed.
Electricity outages have been reported in various jungle sites via social media. Images broadcast on local television showed parts of road blocked by large rocks and mud that had been thrown free.
There was no tsunami warning issued by the US warning system following the earthquake.