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| Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits near coast of Peru, triggering tsunami threat | Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits near coast of Peru, triggering tsunami threat |
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| An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 has hit off the coast of Peru, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It triggered temporary tsunami warnings along the Peruvian coast. | |
| The quake struck 42 kilometers (26 miles) south-southwest of Acari at 9:18am GMT on Sunday, the USGS reported. The epicenter of the quake was about 12km deep. | |
| The US National Weather Service warned of the possibility of “hazardous tsunami waves” along the coast of Peru within 300km of the epicenter. The alert was lifted after about an hour. | |
| There are up to 10 million people in the area where the quake was felt, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). | There are up to 10 million people in the area where the quake was felt, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). |
| The organization notes that the area has a low population density, but villages “may have suffered direct damage, and triggered landslides are always a risk.” It puts the strength of the earthquake at 7.2 magnitude and says it hit at a depth of 30km. | The organization notes that the area has a low population density, but villages “may have suffered direct damage, and triggered landslides are always a risk.” It puts the strength of the earthquake at 7.2 magnitude and says it hit at a depth of 30km. |