A strong earthquake in Peru has left three people injured, damaging several buildings, as per local officials.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake of 6.7 magnitude happened near the small settlement of Aniso in the southern Ayacucho region on Thursday.
Peru's defence minister Rafael Belaunde stated 22 homes and six schools were damaged, local media report.
Earthquake in Peru today
Earthquakes are common in Peru, which sits along the meeting point of the Nazca and South American tectonic plates, and Thursday's was the latest strong seismic event to hit South America in recent months, following deadly quakes in Colombia and Venezuela.
Belaunde, who has been involved in co-ordinating the emergency response, stated three people had been hurt but did not suffer serious injuries, according to Peruvian newspaper El Comercio.
The tremors were felt around 13:00 local time (18:00 GMT) at a depth of 62 miles (100km), around 19 miles (31km) north-west of Aniso, in a relatively remote part of the Andes mountain range.
Notably, 10 healthcare facilities in the Ayacucho region were affected and two were damaged in the neighbouring Cusco region.
Aside from causing damage to the building, the earthquake also led to power outages in 9,000 properties and nine educational facilities.
The Geophysical Institute of Peru recorded the earthquake as having a magnitude of 7.2.
The earthquake occurred after an earthquake of 7.4 magnitude that struck Colombia on 10 August, prompting a state of emergency to be declared.
