Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru

he mayor of Lagunas, Arri Pezo, said the quake was felt very strongly there, but it was not possible to move around the town because of the darkness.In Yurimaguas, a number of old houses collapsed, and the electricity was cut, according to the National Emergency Operations Center, which gave the magnitude of the quake as 7.2.In the capital, Lima, people ran out of their homes in fear.Earthquakes are frequent in Peru, which lies on the Pacific's so-called Ring of Fire. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://www.tripntale.com/profile/144677