5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Peru
Footage shows firefighters looking for a missing person amongst the rubble of a collapsed building in Pumpunya, Peru.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Peru, according to a monitored public feed from Al Jazeera Latest. The feed includes footage from Pumpunya showing firefighters searching through the rubble of a collapsed building for a missing person.
The available report does not give additional details about the time of the quake, the wider extent of damage, or any confirmed casualty count. It also does not specify whether the collapsed building in Pumpunya was the only site affected. Based on the limited information in the feed, emergency responders appear to have been active in the immediate aftermath, with firefighters seen working carefully through debris.
Earthquakes in Peru can be particularly disruptive because of the country’s exposure to seismic activity, but this feed does not provide broader context about the event’s impact beyond the scene in Pumpunya. The footage suggests a search and rescue effort was underway, though no further official updates are included in the monitored material.
This article is based on a monitored public feed and reflects only the verified details available at the time of writing. Attribution: Al Jazeera Latest.
Source: Al Jazeera Latest - https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/19/5-6-magnitude-earthquake-hits-peru?traffic_source=rss
