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Urgent: Earthquake jolting 173 km northwest of Iberia, Peru, was upgraded to magnitude 7.5

Xinhua, November 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale jolted 173 km northwest of Iberia, eastern Peru at 22:45:38 GMT Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 602.34 km, was initially determined to be at 10.5846 degrees south latitude and 70.9656 degrees west longitude. Endit