A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru’s central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said.

An application believed the outpouring of joy was something more sinister and let users know of a potential natural disaster ...

A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru early Sunday, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas but causing only one reported death. The ...

ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 5, 2023 / 16:30 pm A tower at a church in southern Peru has collapsed due to a series of earthquakes there in recent days. According to RPP Noticias, the tower, which had ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northern Peru early Sunday, damaging some buildings and blocking several roads with rubble.

Peru averages at least 100 detectable earthquakes every year. The last big one, in 2021 in the Amazon region, had a magnitude of 7.5, left 12 people injured and destroyed more than 70 homes.

Earthquakes are frequent in Peru, which lies on the Pacific's so-called Ring of Fire. On August 15, 2007, a similarly sized quake struck near Lima, killing more than 500 people.

The earthquake came four days before Pope Francis arrives in Peru for a four-day visit. The quake struck at 4:18 a.m. local time, its epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, about 25 miles southwest of ...

A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Amazon rainforest in north-central Peru on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. At 2:41 a.m. local time, the temblor struck ...