A moderately strong, 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Lima, Peru on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:35 a.m. Peru Standard Time about 14 miles southwest of Callao, Peru, data from the agency shows.

At least one person is dead and dozens were injured in Peru after an earthquake shook the coastline near its capital city of Lima.

" A strong earthquake registered by the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) as M6.1 hit near the coast of Lima, Peru, at 16:35 UTC (11:35 local time) on June 15, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 49 km (78 miles). USGS is reporting M5.6 at a depth of 53 km (32 miles)," Blaskovic wrote .