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A strong earthquake struck early Friday in the Pacific near Lima, Peru, the US Geological Survey reported.

The 6.6 temblor hit at 10:48:59 GMT near the coast of central Peru and about 146km south-southeast of Lima.

The quake was at a depth of 50km, the USGS said.

"No destructive Pacific-wide tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data," the USGS said.
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