(CNN)-- A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Wednesday evening, killing 15 people and leaving 70 hurt, President Alan Garcia said on national television. Peru's ...

A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Peru sparking a tsunami warning for the South American country. The United States Geological Society listed the quake as having a ...

Like Japan, Peru is located in the circum-Pacific seismic zone and subject to frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. The 2007 earthquake and tsunami caused major damage. Efforts are underway to study and ...

A viral social media post claimed that Lima, Peru was hit by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday. However, neither the USGS nor any other earthquake agency reported shaking in the area.

An earthquake measuring 7.0 degrees on the Richter scale Friday rattled southern Peru, 67 km (41 miles) north-northwest of Juliaca, near the Bolivian border, it was reported. The tremor was ...