Strong Earthquake Rattles North Peru

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) -- A strong earthquake measuring at 7.6 on the Richter scale hit north Peru at 3.41pm Sunday. The Malaysian Meteorological Department in a statement said the epicentre of the quake was located 297 kilometres north of Pucallpa, Peru, and occurred at a depth of 131km. The quake, however, did not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia, it said. -- BERNAMA