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LIMA, Peru (AP) \u2014 A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru\u2019s<\/span> southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, injuring at least two people and damaging homes, health centers and schools, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT) and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region. It had a depth of 66 kilometers (41 miles). <\/p>\n

The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica, Arequipa, Huancavelica, Apurimac and Cusco, as well as in the capital, Lima.<\/p>\n

Luis V\u00e1squez, head of Civil Defense, told reporters that two people were injured while evacuating their homes during the earthquake in Coracora, the capital of Parinacochas province.<\/p>\n

Authorities also reported damage to 22 homes, six health centers and a school across several districts in Ayacucho and Cusco, including the towns of Puquio, Pullo, Coracora, Upahuacho, San Pedro and Pichari.<\/p>\n

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V\u00e1squez said rockfalls were reported on hillsides near Coracora. The Peruvian Navy ruled out a tsunami threat.<\/p>\n

Earthquakes are frequent in Peru which is part of the Pacific \u201cRing of Fire,\u201d an area of frequent seismic activity.<\/p>\n

In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in a province of the Ica region left nearly 600 people dead.<\/p>\n

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