Six dead, 21 injured after 2 earthquakes in Peru

CHUPURO (Peru), July 20 (Reuters): At least six people were killed and 21 injured after two earthquakes struck a mountainous region of Peru, the country's civil defence chief said on Sunday.

The quakes, measuring magnitudes 5.1 and 3.7, hit on Saturday night in Chupaca province in the Junín region, about 300 km (186 miles) east of Lima, according to Peru's National Seismological Centre post on X. The first quake struck at a depth of 24 km (15 miles) and the second at 18 km, the centre said.