7.5-magnitude earthquakes shake Peru

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Two earthquakes measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck 173 km northwest of the town of Iberia on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Peruvian Geophysical Institute.

The epicenter of the two earthquakes was at around 600 km underground, and the remote nature of the Amazonian area in which they hit means that it's unlikely to cause much damage.

Local authorities said there were no initial reports of casualties, but Peru's National Institute of Civil Defense said it was monitoring the affected region.

It was also reported that teams of firemen had been dispatched to remote communities near the epicenter to assess damages.

The tremors were also felt in Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Argentina, according to media reports.

The U.S. Geological Service also reported an aftershock in the same region within an hour, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale and with an epicenter as deep as 584 km.

Reports from Brazil said the aftershock was felt in the cities of Manaus, Acre and Porto Velho.

Local police in Cusco, a popular tourist city in Peru, confirmed that no damage was reported in the urban area, and evacuations had been conducted in airports near the quake-hit area.

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