6.1 Quake Shakes Peru
United Press International
LIMA, Peru —
An earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale and a series of seven minor aftershocks shook southern Peru but caused no damage or injuries, authorities said Wednesday. The quake at 6:21 p.m. Tuesday was centered 124 miles west of the city of Moquegua in the Pacific Ocean.
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