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RE: Peru Quake

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A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 10:04:51 (UTC) on Sunday, February 15, 2009, near the coast of northern Peru region, 70 km SSW of Piura, Peru, at a depth of 35 km.

Location 5.835°S, 80.880°W

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A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 14:09:06 (UTC) on Monday, February 09, 2009, near the coast of northern Peru region, 125 km WNW of Chiclayo, Peru, at a depth of 35 km.

Location 6.467°S, 80.863°W

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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 17:53:22 (UTC) on Monday, February 02, 2009, near the coast of central Peru region, 45 km WSW of Chincha Alta, Peru, at a depth of 25.1 km.

Location 13.565°S, 76.517°W

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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 21:00:35 (UTC) on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, in the northern Peru region, 89 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru, at a depth of 122 km.

Location 7.647°S, 74.216°W

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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 09:13:02 (UTC) on Tuesday, July 08, 2008, in the southern Peru region, 55 km NNW of Arequipa, Peru, at a depth of 74.3 km.

Location 15.961°S, 71.683°W

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A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred at 03:12:59 (UTC) on Friday, November 16, 2007, near the Peru-Ecuador border region, 115 km SE of Riobamba, Ecuador, at a depth of 119 km.

Location 2.304°S, 77.793°W

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The 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Peru on August 15th killed over 500 people, left many people homeless and has especially devastated the port city of Pisco. Many of the homes in this area were made of adobe which does not stand up well to earthquakes.

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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 11:35:30 (UTC) on Wednesday, August 16, 2007, near the coast of Peru, 55 km SW of Ica, Peru, at a depth of 35 km.

Location 14.395°S, 76.154°W

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A powerful 7.9 earthquake has hit the coast of Peru, killing at least 337 people and injuring hundreds, Peru's civil defence institute has said.
All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 265km (165 miles) south of the capital, Lima.

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