[Bible Prophecy News] Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits southern Peru
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Pastor Dale Morgan
May 6, 2010, 12:10:15 AM5/6/10
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Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits southern Peru
(AP)
LIMA, Peru — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.4 earthquake has shaken southern Peru.
The USGS says the quake's epicenter was 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Tacna, Peru, at a depth of 11 kilometers (6.8 miles). The quake struck at 9:43 p.m. local time and was near the border with Chile, which on Feb. 27 was hammered by a huge magnitude-8.8 quake and tsunami.
On Aug. 15, 2007, a 8-magnitude earthquake killed 596 people and reduced the Peruvian town of Pisco to rubble.
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits southern Peru
(AP)
LIMA, Peru — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.4 earthquake has shaken southern Peru.
The USGS says the quake's epicenter was 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Tacna, Peru, at a depth of 11 kilometers (6.8 miles). The quake struck at 9:43 p.m. local time and was near the border with Chile, which on Feb. 27 was hammered by a huge magnitude-8.8 quake and tsunami.
On Aug. 15, 2007, a 8-magnitude earthquake killed 596 people and reduced the Peruvian town of Pisco to rubble.
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