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 ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 68 km ESE of Palca, Peru at 16:19:04 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

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 ...

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 ...

The city acted as the capital of Spanish-occupied Peru until it was moved to Lima in 1535. A major earthquake in 1650 caused significant damage to the city, and the rebuilding era brought a new ...

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 ...

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 ...