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Brittney Donovan

Powerful earthquake strikes Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday - (Getty/iStock)

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday afternoon.

The quake struck at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT) at a depth of 66 kilometers (41 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The epicenter was 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region.

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