LIMA: One person was reported killed and several others injured as of Sunday, following the earthquake that struck south-western Peru late on Saturday, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
The Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) put the magnitude at 5.1, while the US Geological Survey gave a magnitude of 5.5.
According to the IGP, the tremor struck at around 9.24 pm (0224 GMT) at a depth of 24 kilometres, south of the town of Chupaca, in the province of the same name in the Junín region.
Initial media reports said several buildings collapsed in the affected area.
The Andean nation is frequently hit by earthquakes due to the convergence of several tectonic plates.
Peru, along with Chile and Ecuador, lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most seismically active zone on Earth. – BERNAMA-dpa
