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Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru
"Indonesia earthquake death toll could reach 5,000 as officials count missing"
At least one person is dead and many injured after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru.
Natasha Christian and AP
News Corp Australia Network May 27, 2019 10:24am
VIDEO
A powerful 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, sending frightened residents rushing into the streets.
The tremor hit close to 5.40pm Australian time (AEST), 2.40am local time.
Some injuries and only one death has been reported.
The force of the quake, however, brought down many old houses in Yurimaguas, a town near the epicenter in a lightly populated area of Peru’s Amazon basin, the town’s mayor Hugo Araujo said.
Continued - https://www.news.com.au/world/massive-80-magnitude-quake-hits-peru/news-story/93498402c9db2a9bb05c3e2b1456a15f
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"Indonesia earthquake death toll could reach 5,000 as officials count missing"
At least one person is dead and many injured after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru.
Natasha Christian and AP
News Corp Australia Network May 27, 2019 10:24am
VIDEO
A powerful 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, sending frightened residents rushing into the streets.
The tremor hit close to 5.40pm Australian time (AEST), 2.40am local time.
Some injuries and only one death has been reported.
The force of the quake, however, brought down many old houses in Yurimaguas, a town near the epicenter in a lightly populated area of Peru’s Amazon basin, the town’s mayor Hugo Araujo said.
Continued - https://www.news.com.au/world/massive-80-magnitude-quake-hits-peru/news-story/93498402c9db2a9bb05c3e2b1456a15f
See also:
39 Years Ago Today; Mount St Helens erupts, killing Harry Truman (and others)
[...]
An earthquake at 8:32:17 a.m. PDT (UTC-7) on Sunday, May 18, 1980, caused the entire weakened north face to slide away, creating the largest landslide ever recorded. This allowed the partly molten, high-pressure gas- and steam-rich rock in the volcano to suddenly explode northwards toward Spirit Lake in a hot mix of lava and pulverized older rock, overtaking the avalanching face.
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Over The Last 7 Days Our Planet Has Been Violently Shaken By 144 Major Earthquakes
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