Southern Peru rocked by 6.7-magnitude earthquake

• A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake has struck Peru's southern Andes Mountains.
• The quake was centred 38 kilometres northwest of Upahuacho in the Ayacucho region and was felt across several southern areas, including Ica and Arequipa.
• Peru experiences frequent seismic activity due to its position along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
• The incident follows recent destructive earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela.
• The region previously suffered a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in 2007, which killed nearly 600 people.

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Powerful earthquake strikes Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says