29 October 2011

PERU: 31 Oct UPDATE: 6.7 Quake Injured 83, Damaged Over 700 Dwellings Near Ica.

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    A magnitude 6.7 earthquake injured 83 people near Ica in southern Peru.
    It made 194 dwellings inhabitable...and damaged another 514...including 2 churches and a hospital...but no deaths were reported.
    The quake was centered undersea 31 miles southwest of Ica.
    In 2007...a magnitude 8.0 quake near there killed more than 500 people.