# Peru: Strong earthquake shakes southern Andes

https://mins.news/en/item/27647

- DW, 2026-08-20 18:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/peru-strong-earthquake-shakes-southern-andes/a-78450656?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A strong earthquake struck Peru’s southern Andes. The US Geological Survey measured it at magnitude 6.7, while Peru’s Geophysics Institute gave a magnitude of 7.2. No casualties have been reported so far.

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