7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Peru, Tsunami Alert Issued

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Americas|7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Peru

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/world/americas/peru-earthquake.html

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Peruvian authorities issued a tsunami alert aft the quake struck disconnected the seashore adjacent the confederate metropolis of Arequipa.

A presumption    of a sprawling low-rise metropolis  and a gangly  volcanic upland  successful  the background.
The Peruvian metropolis of Arequipa.Credit...Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

John Yoon

June 28, 2024, 2:47 a.m. ET

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck disconnected the seashore of Peru aboriginal Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The quake struck 5 miles westbound of Arequipa astatine 12:36 a.m. section time, the U.S.G.S. said. Peruvian authorities issued a tsunami alert connected the country’s seashore and warned that waves could scope the municipality of Puerto Atico by 12:52 a.m. section time.

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