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| Peru capital rocked by earthquake | Peru capital rocked by earthquake |
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| An earthquake of magnitude at least 7.5 has hit Peru, centred 160km (100 miles) from the capital, Lima, the US Geological Survey reports. | |
| It hit near the town of Chincha Alta, and was only 18km (11 miles) below the earth's surface, the USGS said. | It hit near the town of Chincha Alta, and was only 18km (11 miles) below the earth's surface, the USGS said. |
| The force of the quake shook buildings in the capital in two bursts of about 20 seconds each, witnesses said, and caused some power failures. | The force of the quake shook buildings in the capital in two bursts of about 20 seconds each, witnesses said, and caused some power failures. |
| A tsunami warning has been issued for Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia. | |
| Reports say that there has been some damage to buildings in Lima, but so far there is no word on injuries. | |
| Witnesses reported hundreds of residents running into the streets, after the tremors were felt at 1840 (2340 GMT). | Witnesses reported hundreds of residents running into the streets, after the tremors were felt at 1840 (2340 GMT). |
| "I heard quite violent shaking, books falling off the bookcase, lampshade falling over and pictures falling off the wall, and I went to the safe-zone by the lift," said the BBC's Dan Collyns in Lima. | "I heard quite violent shaking, books falling off the bookcase, lampshade falling over and pictures falling off the wall, and I went to the safe-zone by the lift," said the BBC's Dan Collyns in Lima. |
| "Fortunately I live in a building which has been specially built to deal with earthquakes and tremors, which are quite common in Lima and around Peru. | "Fortunately I live in a building which has been specially built to deal with earthquakes and tremors, which are quite common in Lima and around Peru. |
| "But in other parts of Lima, where the buildings are often of very poor quality, there will have been considerable damage, I would imagine." | "But in other parts of Lima, where the buildings are often of very poor quality, there will have been considerable damage, I would imagine." |
| Lima resident Cristyane Marusiak told Reuters news agency: "People here are hugging and crying in fear on the streets." |