{"id":61493,"date":"2026-08-20T15:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/powerful-earthquake-strikes-perus-southern-andes-usgs-says\/20\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:24:03","slug":"powerful-earthquake-strikes-perus-southern-andes-usgs-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/powerful-earthquake-strikes-perus-southern-andes-usgs-says\/20\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful earthquake strikes Peru\u2019s southern Andes, USGS says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A powerful earthquake has shaken Peru&#8217;s southern Andes Mountains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a data-ylk=\"slk:magnitude;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/magnitude\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">magnitude<\/a> 6.7 quake struck at 1 p.m. local time and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa. Earthquakes are frequent in Peru, which is part of the Pacific &#8220;Ring of Fire,&#8221; an area of frequent seismic activity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_53ihlhl8bclubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_53ihlhl8bclubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_53ihlhl8bclubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in a province of the Ica region left nearly 600 people dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thursday&#8217;s quake comes after <a data-ylk=\"slk:an earthquake struck Colombia last week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/colombia-earthquake-choco-bogota-venezuela-b3030473.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">an earthquake struck Colombia last week<\/a>, killing at least 314 people with another 262 still missing, President Abelardo De La Espriella said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And in June, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Venezuela was hit by twin 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-anniversary-b3020919.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Venezuela was hit by twin 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes<\/a>, which led to a national death toll currently standing at 6,300 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>More to follow&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/powerful-earthquake-strikes-peru-southern-185709300.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful earthquake has shaken Peru&rsquo;s southern Andes Mountains. 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