Magnitude 7 quake strikes off coast of Peru, some damage reported

LIMA (Reuters) - A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Peru's southern coast on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and local media reported that some homes had crumbled in a region near the quake.

The epicentre of the earthquake, which was 29 miles (46 kilometres) deep, was 29 miles south of the town of Acari in Peru's southern Arequipa region, the USGS said.