A strong earthquake occurred in the remote Amazon region of Peru yesterday, shaking houses in the capital Lima and neighboring Brazil, but no reports of damage or casualties.
Reuters guide to sources from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported, 7.0 earthquake with epicenter near the Richer town of Pucallpa, about 600km from the capital Lima, at a sparsely populated area near the border with Brazil. "No reports of damage to houses and people," said Javier Urrelo, head of civil protection agencies of government in the Ucayali region, said. The energy companies in the oil and natural gas, said their facilities are operating normally.
Photos earthquake in Ica, Peru in 2007. (Photo: AP) |
In the city of Cruzeiro do Sul of Brazil near the Peruvian border, a witness said the object was just shaking and fell off the shelf at the time of the earthquake. "It feels like you are sitting on a rocking boat and it goes on," he said.
In Lima, the earthquake shaking office buildings and mobile phone service is interrupted. Local radio said the quake caused alarm across central Peru, causing students to panic and run out of classrooms and workplaces.
This is the most powerful earthquakes strike Peru, after a strong earthquake of 7.9 Richter scale left more than 500 people dead and destroyed thousands of homes in 2007. A geologist said the quake yesterday lying at a depth of about 145km, there is no likelihood of damage.
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