A tsunami struck Peru's coast, forcing the closure of 91 ports ... The regions of Piura and Tumbes have been particularly hard-hit, with a ban on going out to sea currently in effect.

While Ecuador and Chile did ring tsunami alerts, no such measure was enacted in Peru, leading to additional damage. Waves more than two meters high flooded the city and dragged into the sea a ...

Peru's National Weather Service had not issued a tsunami warning and no reports on damages or casualties was made available in the hours following the episode. A 7.5 degree earthquake had hit ...

Meanwhile, tsunami warnings and watches ... appears to be the hardest-hit, and electricity was out in the town, Gen. Luis Palomino, head of Peru's national civil defense institute, told CNN ...

Like Japan, Peru is located in the circum-Pacific seismic zone and subject to frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. The 2007 earthquake and tsunami caused major damage. Efforts are underway to study and ...

That earthquake hit the city of Pisco, resulting in a disaster that produced over 500 fatalities, destroyed large numbers of homes, and affected over 80,000 people. Peru and Japan share the need for ...