The death toll from a powerful earthquake rose to at least 337 today, a day after the magnitude-7.9 quake rocked Peru’s coast, toppled buildings and shattered roads, officials said.

A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s coast near the capital, toppling buildings, setting off landslides and killing at least 337 people and injuring more than 1,300 others, Peru’s National Institute for Civil Defence said.

A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s coast near the capital, toppling buildings, setting off landslides and killing at least 115 people and injuring more than 700 others, Deputy Health Minister Jose Calderon said today.