On Aug. 15, 2007 the coastal town of Pisco in south of Peru was hit by a 7.9-magnitude quake, the worst in four decades, killing nearly 600 people.
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A shallow magnitude 5.4 quake centred in southern Peru’s picturesque Colca Valley has killed at least four people, including a tourist, and left 30 injured. Worst affected were hamlets along the Colca River, which runs through one of the world’s deepest canyons making the area popular with tourists.
The quake struck a day before the ninth anniversary of a 2007 natural disaster in Peru that killed hundreds in the region of Ica.
It was centered relatively close to the surface at a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers).
At least 40 people are reported to have been injured.
The mayor of Caylloma, Romulo Tinta, told RPP radio today: “We are asking for heavy machinery to gain access”.
Authorities are searching for survivors after the quake destroyed at least 80 homes in Peru’s Arequipa region.
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Hours before the quake, President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had visited the area to assess the damage caused by the cold snap.
