Fog Blog Peru 8.0 Earthquake Log:

A STRONG 8.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS PERU CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE IN NORTH CENTRAL PERU, ALSO FELT IN SURROUNDING COUNTRIES , KILLS 1!.....A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Amazon rainforest in north-central Peru on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).Peru's National Emergency Operations Center registered a magnitude of 7.2 for the earthquake, according to the Associated Press (AP).Pictures posted on Twitter by the Ministry of the Interior of Peru showed considerable damage and building collapses in Yurimaguas, a town with over 62,000 inhabitants.One person died when a rock fell onto a home in the Huarango district.