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Earthquake rattles northeastern Peru
October 28, 1997
Web posted at: 8:06 a.m. EST (1306 GMT)PERU (CNN) -- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked a jungle region of northern Peru early Tuesday. There were reports of minor damage but no serious injuries.
The quake struck at 1:15 a.m. about 540 miles north of the capital Lima in a sparsely populated area not far from the border with Ecuador, scientists said. They said the earthquake's epicenter was 25 miles north of the town of Chachapoyas.
Shaking lasted about 40 to 50 seconds.
Previous earthquakes that have struck the region include one of 6.8 magnitude in 1950 and another of similar strength in 1995.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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