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Peru Hit By Moderate 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake

Witnesses in Lima reported feeling buildings shake, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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Published: February 02, 2009 19:44h

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 in magnitude struck near the coast of central Peru on Monday at a depth of 8.1 miles (13 km), the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

It cited the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center as saying the quake struck at 1753 GMT about 110 miles (177 km) south south-east of the capital Lima.

Witnesses in Lima reported feeling buildings shake, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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EarthQuake Gal

16.02.2009 05:05 h

I really hope Peru hops on board with the US to do some earthquake precursor research. They definitely are in the ring of fire that seems to shake, rattle and roll more than other areas of our world. QuakeFinder in California is doing some amazing research into electromagnetic pre-detection of quakes. With more ground sensors I am sure their work would advance even more rapidly and one day we could have an earthquake warning system similar to Hurricane tracking systems (www.quakefinder.com)

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