Strong earthquake rocks Brazil-Peru border: USGS

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Strong earthquake rocks Brazil-Peru border: USGS

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AFP - A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Monday near the mountainous border of Brazil and Peru, experts from the US Geographical Survey said.

The temblor, with its center about 127 km (79 miles) east-southeast of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil, and 328 km (204 miles) east of Pucallpa, in Peru's Andes, struck at 1618 GMT, the USGS said.

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20100524-strong-earthquake-rocks-brazil-peru-border-usgs

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