November 15, 2014 08:05 am | Updated 09:55 am IST - LIMA
This screenshot from the earthquakes page of the U.S. Geological Survey site locates the epicentre (pale blue dot) of the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that rattled Peru’s capital Lima on Friday evening
A light-to-moderate earthquake centred in the ocean south of Lima rattled Peru’s capital on Friday evening. No injuries or damage was reported.
The 5.6-magnitude quake was centred 78 km south-southeast of Lima and was 45 km deep, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The tremor struck at 7.18 p.m. local time (5.48 a.m. IST, Saturday).
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