Earthquake hits remote northern Peru, 75 homes destroyed, no deaths reported

Damages are seen after an earthquake in Moyobamba, Peru, November 28, 2021 in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. INTERACTIVA RADIO TV/via REUTERS MUST CREDIT INTERACTIVA RADIO TV.

(Reuters) - A 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook the remote Amazon region of northern Peru on Sunday and was felt as far as Lima in the center of the country, destroying 75 homes but with no deaths reported.

The seismological center of the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) said the earthquake had a depth of 131 kilometers (81 miles) and that the epicenter was 98 kilometers from the town of Santa Maria de Nieva in the province of Condorcanqui.