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Peru, one dead and 36 injured after 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Lima

2025-06-16 09:09:56 / BOTA ALFA PRESS
Peru, one dead and 36 injured after 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Lima

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Peruvian capital and its surroundings on Sunday, killing one person and injuring 36 others, causing landslides and damage to health and school infrastructure, authorities said.

The earthquake was recorded at around 11:35 (local time; 18:35 our time), about 30 kilometers southwest of Callao, a coastal city about ten kilometers from Lima, according to the Peruvian National Seismological Center.

Police announced that a 36-year-old man lost his life when a wall collapsed on the vehicle he was traveling in, in the Independencia neighborhood of the Peruvian capital.

For its part, the national emergency operations center (COEN) reported 36 people injured in Lima, one of whom has been hospitalized.

"I appeal to citizens to remain calm," said President Dina Boluarte, adding that no tsunami warning had been issued.

Video broadcast by Latin television showed landslides in several communities in and around Lima. Metro services in the capital were briefly suspended. “The tremors were felt most in Lima and Callao,” Hernando Tavera, president of Peru’s geophysics institute, told Canal N.

Peru is located on the Pacific Ocean's so-called Ring of Fire, a vast area of ​​intense volcanic and seismic activity that runs partly along the west coast of the American continent. The country records hundreds of notable earthquakes every year.

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