A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Peru's capital city Lima Thursday afternoon, with tremors felt in the cities of the ...

A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Peru sparking a tsunami warning for the South American country. The United States Geological Society listed the quake as having a ...

At least 15 have died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 shook northern Peru and southern Ecuador at 12.11 pm on Saturday, it was reported. The epicenter was said to be in Ecuadorian territory ...

The huge swell struck the coastline of Peru, Chile, and Ecuador one day after an environmental emergency was declared in the ...

A huge earthquake off south-western Peru's Pacific coast has killed at least one person and injured at least 65, as buildings collapsed. The magnitude 7.1 tremor struck at 04:18 local time (09:18 ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) - A shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake has rattled northern Peru near the coastal city of Piura with no immediate reports of damage or injuries Nelson Penachin of Peru's civil ...

TASS/. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked southern Peru on Sunday, according to the Geophysics Institute of Peru. According to the institute, the epicenter was located at a depth of 52 kilometers ...

An earthquake measuring 7.0 degrees on the Richter scale Friday rattled southern Peru, 67 km (41 miles) north-northwest of Juliaca, near the Bolivian border, it was reported. The tremor was ...

Like Japan, Peru is located in the circum-Pacific seismic zone and subject to frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. The 2007 earthquake and tsunami caused major damage. Efforts are underway to study and ...

Japan is situated in a plate boundary zone where tectonic plates converge and there are frequent major earthquakes in coastal areas or offshore. Peru is another country in a similar zone, and suffered ...