4.7 Magnitude Earthquake hits Peru

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale struck South America’s Peru on Monday. According to a report of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of this quake was located 48 km south-south-west of Alianza Cristiana in Peru.

Peru is located in the western part of South America. The earthquake occurred at 03:11:49 (UTC+05:30) and hit Alianza Cristiana, Peru on Monday, at a depth of 108.3 km, the USGS informed.

The earthquake’s epicentre was 3.868°S and 76.622°W, respectively.

No casualties have been reported yet.