The United States Geological Survey (USGS) says the earthquake records 5.6 magnitude.

At least one person has died, and five other people were injured after an earthquake of 5.6 magnitude and were felt in the entire capital Lima.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday that the earthquake took place in the Pacific Ocean at 11:35 am (16:35 GMT), 23 km (14 miles) with its epicenter, in the south -west of Kailao, a port city in the capital Lima.

The Presidential President of Peru said that the magnitude of the earthquake was more than the USGS evaluation, registering a 6.1 magnitude. The earthquake did not warn the tsunami.

In a post on X, the Presidency said that President Dina Boluart was currently traveling to Kailao to monitor the coast after the tremor.

Police Colonel Ramiro Klako told Peru’s broadcaster RPP Radio that a 36 -year -old man died in North Lima, while “was waiting for a passenger outside his vehicle”.

The emergency operating center said that five people were being treated in the hospital and damage to roads and educational centers was reported.

According to Hernando Tavera, executive president of the Geofigical Institute of Peru, who spoke with the local TV channel N, all the districts of Lima felt the earthquake.

Local radio stations also reported that the earthquake canceled a major football match to be held in Lima.

The South American country is located on that known as the “ring of fire”, a path with the Pacific Ocean that often collides with earthquake and active volcanic activity, with Peru at least 100 detectable earthquakes every year.

The last major earthquake occurred in the Amazon region in 2021, which recorded a magnitude of 7.5, and 12 people were injured, destroying more than 70 houses.

The most devastating earthquake to hit the country was in 1970 and hit Peru’s Encash region, leading to a large -scale landslide, resulting in about 70,000 people.