09:57 | Ayacucho, Jul. 30.
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook the Andean region of Ayacucho in south-central Peru late Tuesday.
According to the Geophysical Institute of Peru, or IGP, the tremor struck at 21:06 local time (02:06 GMT).
The quake’s epicenter was located 32 kilometers (19.8 miles) west of Huancasancos city, at a depth of 102 kilometers (63.3 miles).
Civil Defense authorities disclosed that there have been no reports of damage or injury so far from the quake.
It should be noted that Peru lies in the so called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, which is the site of 85 percent of global seismic activity caused by friction between shifting tectonic plates.
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Published: 7/30/2014