Lima - Two moderate
earthquakes shook on Monday the southern
parts of Peru, but caused no damage or
casualties.
According to the Geophysics Institute of
Peru (IGP), the first earthquake measured
5.4 on the Richter scale, and occurred at
9:01a.m. local time (1401 GMT).
The second earthquake occurred 12 minutes
after the first one, with a magnitude of
4.9.
The epicenter of the tremors was some 41 km
southeast of San Juan de Marcona in Nasca
province.
Both quakes were felt in the national
capital Lima and nearby regions.
An August 2007 earthquake in southern Peru
killed 596 people.
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