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    October 29, 2011

20 People Injured in Peru Earthquake

   VOA News
   People remove bricks after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake hit the area in
   Ica, Peru, October 28, 2011.
   Photo: AP
   People remove bricks after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake hit the area in
   Ica, Peru, October 28, 2011.

   An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 has shaken southern Peru, leaving
   nearly two dozen people injured.
   The U.S. Geological Survey says Friday's quake was centered 52
   kilometers from the coastal city of Ica and was registered at a depth
   of 15 kilometers.
   The Reuters news agency reports the quake shook buildings in Peru's
   capital, Lima. Officials in Ica say 20 people have been treated at the
   hospital. Their injuries have been described as non life-threatening.
   In 2007, a massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake along Peru's central coast
   killed at least 540 people and left thousands homeless. Peru lies near
   the boundary of two tectonic plates, making the region vulnerable to
   earthquakes.

   USGS Peru quake location map

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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