(AP) — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru’s central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said.

A powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s central coast near Lima and Callao, killing one person and injuring five. Authorities report widespread damage.

An earthquake in Peru kills more than 300 people. The 7.9 magnitude quake struck near Ica, on the coast, and shook Peru's capital, Lima, for more than a minute. It also produced a small tsunami.

Peru averages at least 100 detectable earthquakes every year. The last big one, in 2021 in the Amazon region, had a magnitude of 7.5, left 12 people injured and destroyed more than 70 homes.

(Adds aftershock in sixth paragraph, president's comment in seventh.) Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the west coast of Peru, rattling residents in cities still ...

LIMA, Peru — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru’s central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru’s central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said.