At least six dead and 21 injured after 2 earthquakes in Peru

The first quake struck at a depth ​of 24 km (15 miles) and the second at 18 km, the center said.7, ​hit on Saturday night in Chupaca province in ​the Junín region, about 300 km (186 miles) east ⁠of Lima, according to Peru's National Seismological Center ​post on X.

Luis Vásquez, head ​of Peru's National Civil Defense Institute, told local radio station Exitosa ‌that ⁠preliminary reports showed about 48 homes had been destroyed and another 18 damaged, affecting around 300 people who are being provided with tents.