Magnitude-8 earthquake strikes north-central Peru | World News, The Indian Express

Magnitude-8 earthquake strikes north-central Peru | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Lima, Peru |Updated: May 26, 2019 2:26:02 pm

Magnitude-8 earthquake strikes north-central Peru

The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 kilometers struck at 2:41 am, 80 kilometers southeast of the village of Lagunas and 158 kilometers east-northeast of the larger town of Yurimaguas.

Earthquakes that are closer to the surface generally cause more destruction. (Source: Google maps)

A large earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 struck north-central Peru early Sunday, the US Geological survey reported.