6.8 Quake Rattles Peru

The US Geological Survey is reporting a strong, but deep, earthquake in a northern Peruvian jungle region near Brazil. There are no immediate reports of damage or injury in the quake, which was felt mildly in the capital of Lima. The Colorado-based USGS says the quake was centered just north of the jungle city of Pucallpa and struck at 12:46pm local time. The quake occurred 90 miles underground. The deeper the quake, the less it is likely to be felt or to cause destruction. (More Peru stories.)