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Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts

Name: Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts
Start: 2026-08-21T15:00:20Z
Location: Peru

Peru · Latin America + Caribbean region

detected 2026-08-21T15:00:20Z updated 2026-08-21T15:00:20Z

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · BBC World View original report ↗

Key facts

5 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event. This report has no exact coordinates, so it is shown at country level (shaded area).

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Check the national seismic service before travelling into the affected area.

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Police 105 Fire 116 Ambulance (SAMU) 106

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