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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near coast of northern Peru, GFZ says

By Thomson Reuters Dec 27, 2025 | 10:38 PM

Dec 27 (Reuters) – An earthquake ‍of magnitude 5.8 struck ‌near ‌the coast of northern Peru on Saturday, ​the ‍German ​Research Centre ​for ‍Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a ‍depth of 10 ‍km (6.21 ‍miles), ​GFZ said.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Mihika ‌Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Christopher ⁠Cushing)