Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Peru-Brazil border region

BRASILIA, TGO: An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck the Peru-Brazil border region on Tuesday, Reuters quoted the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) as saying.

The quake was at a depth of 616 km (383 miles) and struck about 111 km south-southwest of Tarauaca, Brazil, EMSC said.