Peru Earthquake: 4.9-Magnitude Quake Hits Rio Grande

An earthquake in Rio Grande, Peru registered 4.9 on the Richter scale, hitting near the central coast.
Peru Earthquake: 4.9-Magnitude Quake Hits Rio Grande
Jack Phillips
6/30/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

An earthquake in Rio Grande, Peru registered 4.9 on the Richter scale, hitting near the central coast.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake hit 12 miles from Rio Grande, 31 miles from Nazca, and 209 miles southeast of Lima, the capital.

The earthquake had a depth of around 30.9 miles.

Peru is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which stretches around the Pacific Ocean and is said to be the most seismically active region in the world.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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