A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook the Peruvian capital, Lima, on Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, according to authorities.
The quake was recorded at 05:27 local time (12:27 Greek time) and its epicenter was located 19 kilometers northeast of Lima, while the epicenter of the earthquake at 116 kilometers, announced the National Institute of Geophysics of Peru.
There have been no reports of casualties or damage so far from local authorities. Some residents reacted to the earthquake by leaving their homes.
The quake affected Canete and Chincha counties, south of the capital, as well as the town of Chibote, some 400 kilometers (125 miles) north of Lima.
“To keep our cool, to be vigilant for possible aftershocks,” President Pedro Castillo wrote in a Twitter message. “We are closely monitoring the situation,” he added.
The Navy ruled out the possibility of a tsunami along the Peruvian coast by the earthquake.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake shook northern Peru in late November, injuring 12 people and destroying 117 homes.
At least 400 earthquakes are felt in Peru each year, as it is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area with intense seismic activity, which stretches along the west coast of the American continent.
On August 15, 2007, 595 people were killed in a magnitude 7.9 earthquake that shook the port of Pisco off the west coast of Peru.
Source: AMPE
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