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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Peru-Brazil border region -EMSC

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Published: Jun 8, 2022, 01:37 UTC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck the Peru-Brazil border region on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Peru-Brazil border region -EMSC

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck the Peru-Brazil border region on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 616 km (383 miles) and struck about 111 km south-southwest of Tarauaca, Brazil, EMSC said.

(Reporting by Nishit Jogi in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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