Large Earthquake strikes Peru and Bolivia

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Large Earthquake strikes Peru and Bolivia*

Wednesday
Sep 30,2009

LIMA (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 quake struck southeastern Peru on
Wednesday near Bolivia's capital of La Paz.

The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported a 6.3 magnitude quake but
later downgraded it. The temblor was 100 miles northwest of La Paz and
fairly deep -- some 155.5 miles below the surface.

There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties in Peru, a
leading metals exporter.

(Reporting by Terry Wade in Lima, Editing by Sandra Maler)