Series of Earthquakes jolt Chile, Peru
Pastor Dale Morgan
Series of Earthquakes jolt Chile, Peru*
2008-05-29 13:08:46
SANTIAGO, May 28 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on
the Richter scale hit southern Peru Wednesday afternoon, while two
tremors jolted Chile a few hours earlier, according to the two
countries' seismological services.
The 5.3-magnitude quake took place at 04:28 p.m. local time (2128
GMT) with its epicenter 16 km south of Ayacucho, the capitalof Ayacucho
province in Peru, at a depth of 100 km.
Hours earlier, two quakes measuring 5.5 and 5.4 magnitude hit the
northern and southern parts of Chile respectively.
No casualties or damage as a result of the earthquakes were reported
in either of the two countries.
Peru and Chile sit on the seismically active Pacific Rim and
earthquakes are frequent.