6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off Peru

PERU: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near the coast of Peru on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

There is a tsunami threat from the quake, based on available data, said the US National Tsunami Warning Centre.

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The UAE’s National Centre Meteorology (NCM) also recorded the temblor at 9.36am, local time, in its seismic networl.

The quake — which was earlier pegged at a magnitude of 6.4 — was at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.