5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Peru's Andes region and kills at least 5 people

A five point five magnitude earthquake struck the Andes region of Peru on Saturday night, killing at least five people, The Guardian reports. Authorities say more than twenty others were injured and around three hundred people have been displaced, with the number of those missing still unknown. The US Geological Survey put the epicenter just west of the city of Sicaya in Huancayo province, at a depth of ten kilometers.

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