An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck the Amazon region of Loreto, in northeast Peru, on Tuesday evening, Peru’s Geophysical Institute (IGP) said.
According to IGP, the tremor occurred at 23:21 hours (04:21 GMT) and went unnoticed by the local population.
Its epicenter was located at 90 kilometers (55.9 miles) west of Contamana, capital of Loreto's Ucayali province, and it had a depth of 28 kilometers (17.3 miles).
According to Civil Defense authorities, there have been no reports of damage to buildings or injuries so far from the quake.
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: 7/16/2014