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The latest earthquake in Peru follows the one in San Francisco on Sunday. A car drives over cracked asphalt along Highway 12 after a 6.0 earthquake in Napa, California.. A 6.0 earthquake rocked wine county north of San Francisco early Sunday, injuring dozens of people, damaging historical buildings, setting some homes on fire and causing power outages around the picturesque town of Napa. The quake, the biggest in the region in 25 years, jolted many residents out of bed when it hit at 3:20 a.m. (1020 GMT). It was centred 6 miles (10 km) south of the city of Napa, which is located about 50 miles northeast of San Francisco. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has rocked a sparsely populated area of southern Peru, the US Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage, reports AFP.

According to the survey's updated figures, the quake occurred at 2321 GMT on Sunday and was centred about 42 kilometres east-northeast of Tambo town and had a depth of 101 kilometres.

The quake sent people rushing into the streets in Ayacucho city which has a population of 150,000. In Cusco in southeastern Peru, cellphone and power outages were reported.

In the capital Lima, a magnitude 7 quake was felt as a 4.4-magnitude occurrence.

The quake came just hours after a powerful 6.0 earthquake injured nearly 200 people and damaged buildings in the San Francisco Bay area in California.

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