M8.0 quake hits north-central Peru

Source:Xinhua Published: 2019/5/27 14:50:12

A boy walks in the area affected by an earthquake in the port of Santa Gema, Yurimaguas of Peru, on May 26, 2019. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 stuck north-central Peru, said the U.S. Geological Survey on Sunday. The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 km, was 80 km southeast of the village of Lagunas and 158 km east-northeast of the larger town of Yurimaguas. (Xinhua/Guadalupe Pardo/Pool)


 

Photo taken on on May 26, 2019 shows a house destroyed in an earthquake in Huatapi, Yurimaguas of Peru. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 stuck north-central Peru, said the U.S. Geological Survey on Sunday. The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 km, was 80 km southeast of the village of Lagunas and 158 km east-northeast of the larger town of Yurimaguas. (Xinhua/Guadalupe Pardo/Pool)


 

Aerial photo provided by the Peruvian News Agency Andina shows a landslide caused by an earthquake in Yurimaguas, Peru, on May 26, 2019. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 stuck north-central Peru, said the U.S. Geological Survey on Sunday. The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 km, was 80 km southeast of the village of Lagunas and 158 km east-northeast of the larger town of Yurimaguas. (Xinhua/Guadalupe Pardo/Pool)


 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 stuck north-central Peru, said the US Geological Survey on Sunday.

The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 km, was 80 km southeast of the village of Lagunas and 158 km east-northeast of the larger town of Yurimaguas.

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