6.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Peru-Chile border

An earthquake measuring 6.0 in magnitude has struck near the Peru-Chile border, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The quake was measured at a depth of 128.1 km, the survey added.

Tremors were felt 105km from the city of Tacna, a commercially active city in southern Peru, with a population of nearly 250,000 people. The quake was also detected 33km southeast from the small city of Putre and 99km east of the larger city of Arica in Chile.