Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Peru-Ecuador border region, GFZ says
May 8 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 has struck the Peru-Ecuador border region, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)said on Thursday.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.
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