A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s coast, toppling buildings, setting off landslides and killing at least 15 people when a church collapsed in a southern city.

A powerful earthquake shook Peru’s coast, killing at least 17 people as it toppled buildings and caused hundreds to flee office buildings.

Peru’s White Mountain Range may soon have to change its name because rising temperatures are fast melting the ice atop Cordillera Blanca, the largest glacier chain in the tropics, and peaks are turning brown.

Increased activity by the Ubinas volcano in southern Peru prompted the evacuation of 408 villagers, officials said Saturday.

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of seven hit northern Peru early today, cutting power and phone services.

A powerful earthquake rattled Chile's remote northern Andes region near the Bolivian and Peruvian borders, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage in several mountain villages.

Twelve days after an 8.1-magnitude eathquake rocked southern Peru, another smaller earthquake struck the region causing hundreds of already severely damaged homes to collapse, local officials said.

The death toll from the earthquake that rocked southern Peru on June 23 has been lowered from 115 people to 77.

The Peruvian Government has announced an emergency plan to help many of the areas affected by Saturday's 8.1-magnitude earthquake.

At least 47 people were killed as a powerful earthquake shook southern Peru, sending dozens of homes, churches and buildings tumbling to the ground.