7.1-magnitude quake hits Peru-Brazil border: USGS

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck along Peru's border with Brazil today, the US Geological Survey said.

It said the quake hit at a depth of 609 kilometers (380 miles), on Peru's eastern frontier with Brazil.

The earthquake hit shortly after 0900 GMT, about 140 kilometers west of the Peruvian town of Iberia, the USGS said.

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