Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Peru as 46 separate tremors shake countries along the Pac

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Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Peru as 46 separate tremors shake countries along the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' in 24 hours
 
Miranda Aldersley For Mailonline

An earthquake with huge magnitude of 7.1  struck southern Peru this morning, amid a mass of activity under the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' that sent 46 separate tremors through countries situated on the famous disaster zone.


Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck just before 4am on Friday morning and was unusually deep at 258 km

The epicentre was about 27 kilometers northeast of the town of Azangaro, near the Peruvian border with Bolivia in the sparsely populated Andes region.

According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake occurred unusually deep at 257 km. Most big quakes in South America occur at a depth of 70km or higher.

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