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Six Dead in Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake in Peru
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- A magnitude 5.1 earthquake in central Peru, near Chupaca, has resulted in six fatalities and damaged over 250 houses, with 48 ruined, according to Prime Minister Luis Arroyo Sanchez.
- The quake's epicenter was seven kilometers south of Chupaca.
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A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck central Peru, specifically seven kilometers south of Chupaca, leading to fatalities and significant damage to residential properties.
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BUENOS AIRES, July 19. /TASS/. Six people died in a magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Peru, Prime Minister Luis Arroyo Sanchez said.
"Regrettably, six people died. We have extended our condolences to their families and visited several affected areas," he told the RPP radio station.
According to him, more than 250 houses were damages and 48 were ruined.
According to the Geophysical Institute of Peru, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit are area seven kilometers south of the city of Chupaca in central Perus.
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