Peru’s Colca Valley Hit by 5.3-Magnitude Quake, Four Dead
- Temblor struck Sunday night in Arequipa in the south of Peru
- An American tourist staying in the area is among those killed
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A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck late Sunday in the Colca Valley of southern Peru, killing four people and injuring 68, the government said.
More than 600 homes collapsed and hundreds more were damaged during the temblor at 9:58 p.m. local time, the civil defense agency Indeci said on its website Monday. Arequipa state Governor Yamila Osorio earlier put the number of dead at nine, and later reduced it to four, matching Indeci’s count.