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Dual earthquake jolts Brazil, Peru

by IBNS 25 Nov 2015, 07:55 am

Lima/Brasilia, Nov 25 (IBNS) An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 near the Brazil-Peru border was felt on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports by the United States Geological Survey.

According to the USGS, a replica of the same scale was felt an hour later.
 
Though no casualties have been reported so far, it caused a lot of panic as tremors were also felt in parts of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile along with Brazil and Peru.
 
Further details are awaited.