Strong earthquake shocks northern Peru, at least four killed
26/9/2005 15:45
A strong earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale rocked northern Peru
late on Sunday, killing at least four people.
The quake struck at 8:55 p.m.
(0155 GMT Monday) and the epicenter was located about 115 km underground and 75
km northeast of the town of Moyobamba, according to Peru's Geographics
Institute.
Radio reports said residents in Moyobamba were sleeping in the
streets, afraid of more quakes.
The earthquake has caused power outages and
cut phone service throughout much of the northern region.
Officials said the
tremor was proved to be strong enough to destroy at least 10 houses in the town
of Lamas, near Moyobamba.
A resident of Lamas has told a radio that about 20
houses had collapsed there.
The jolt was also felt throughout Peru's northern
coast and Lima and in the Colombian capital of Bogota.
Xinhua News
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