Peru earthquakes: At least 6 dead, 21 injured after mountainous region hit with twin quakes

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/JQVBakS At least six people were killed and 21 injured after two earthquakes struck a mountainous region of Peru, the country's civil defence chief said on Sunday. The quakes, measuring magnitudes 5.1 and 3.7, hit on Saturday night in Chupaca province in the Junín region, about 300 km east of Lima, according to Peru's National Seismological Centre's post on X. The first quake struck at a depth of 24 km (15 miles) and the second at 18 km, the centre said. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre earlier reported that the first earthquake had a magnitude of 5.6. Peru's Defence Minister Amadeo Flores said six people had been confirmed dead and that his ministry was working on declaring a state of emergency in the area. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://ift.tt/NEpimog #GlobalNews