LIMA, Peru (AP) — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people, injuring more than 30 and displacing 300, authorities said Sunday.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake struck on Saturday at 9:24 p.m., with its epicenter located 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) west-southwest of the city of Sicaya in Huancayo province. It was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) deep.
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Residents walk amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
Lit candles stand amid the rubble of a house that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026.( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
Residents stand next to the covered bodies of neighbors who were killed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
Residents walk amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
Residents stand next to the covered body of a person who died when an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Jhefry Sedano)
A motor tricycle is stuck amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Jhefry Sedano)
Peru’s National Civil Defense Institute said in a statement the total number of missing is still unknown. Several buildings collapsed or suffered structural damage, including the historic “Santiago de León” church and former convent in Chongos Bajo, which was built in 1565 and designated as national heritage site for being a 16th century “architectural gem.”
Luis Vásquez, head of the local civil defense office, told journalists that the use of rustic adobe materials in construction in that Andean area “has contributed to the greater impact and damage."
Earthquakes are frequent in Peru, which is located in the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire.”
Images broadcast by local media captured the anguish of victims’ relatives in one of the hardest-hit areas, the agricultural region of Chongos Bajo, where residents huddled under blankets outside severely damaged homes. Animals were also seen under the rubble.
“My home has been destroyed,” Hermenegilda Guamalato told a local radio station as she sought a place to stay with her three children in the neighboring province of Huayucachi.
In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the province of Pisco in the Ica region, killing nearly 600 people.
Residents walk amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
Lit candles stand amid the rubble of a house that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026.( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
Residents stand next to the covered bodies of neighbors who were killed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
Residents walk amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)
Residents stand next to the covered body of a person who died when an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Jhefry Sedano)
A motor tricycle is stuck amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Jhefry Sedano)
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Supporters of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement faced police batons and tear gas as they tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister’s resignation. The Cockroach Janta Party emerged in May after a Supreme Court judge compared unemployed youth to “cockroaches.” Leaks of exam papers crucial to the future of many young people had sparked public anger. The movement has taken on political weight and called for more widespread reforms. Senior officials have taken a hard line against the movement.
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Police stop supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A supporter of the Cockroach Janta Party reacts during clashes with police as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Police use batons to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A policeman fires tear gas to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Injured supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party lie on the ground during clashes with police as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Policewomen detain a supporter of the Cockroach Janta Party as she along with others attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
An injured police officer is taken for treatment after being hurt during clashes with supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party attempting to march toward India's Parliament in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Police detains a supporter of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party try to neutralize a tear gas shell fired by police as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Prakash Singh)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party shout anti government slogans as they they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Police detains a supporter of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party carry an injured protester during a clash with the police as they they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party try to neutralize a tear gas shell fired by police as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Prakash Singh)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party scuffle with police as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Police use batons to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
