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Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Hits Coast of Southern Peru

An intensity map released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on 14 January 2018 indicates the epicenter of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake near the coast of southern Peru at 09:18 UTC. via Reuters by EPA/USGS
An intensity map released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on 14 January 2018 indicates the epicenter of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake near the coast of southern Peru at 09:18 UTC. via Reuters by EPA/USGS
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Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Hits Coast of Southern Peru

An intensity map released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on 14 January 2018 indicates the epicenter of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake near the coast of southern Peru at 09:18 UTC. via Reuters by EPA/USGS
An intensity map released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on 14 January 2018 indicates the epicenter of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake near the coast of southern Peru at 09:18 UTC. via Reuters by EPA/USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 has hit off the coast of Peru, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The earthquake which caused minor material damage had triggered temporary tsunami warnings along the Peruvian coast.

No victims had been reported so far.

The quake hit at 0918 GMT at a depth of around 10 km (6 miles), the USGS said, Reuters reported.

The earthquake was of magnitude 6.7 with its epicenter in Lomas, in the southern region of Arequipa, Peru’s government Geophysical Institute said.

PArequipa Governor Yamila Osorio confirmed on Twitter no victims had been reported so far, while there was minor material damage including some collapsed roads.

People in Lomas were evacuating, Osorio stated.

There are up to 10 million people in the area where the quake was felt, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

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Iran Police Commander Dismissed After Death in Custody

A view of the entrance to Evin prison in Tehran, Iran (Reuters)
A view of the entrance to Evin prison in Tehran, Iran (Reuters)
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Iran Police Commander Dismissed After Death in Custody

A view of the entrance to Evin prison in Tehran, Iran (Reuters)
A view of the entrance to Evin prison in Tehran, Iran (Reuters)

Iran's police force has dismissed the commander of a city in the northern province of Gilan after the death in custody of a detainee, state media said on Saturday.

Mohammad Mir Mousavi, 36, was arrested on July 22 after being involved in a fight in Lahijan, police said in a statement carried by the official news agency IRNA.

"The police commander... was dismissed due to insufficient oversight of the conduct and behaviour of staff," the police said, AFP reported.

"Due to the complexity of the matter, the final conclusion on the cause of Mohammad Mir Mousavi's death depends on the medical examiner's final report.

The police said the station commander and several officers involved in the incident had been suspended.

"The behaviour of some law enforcement officers was against the professional policy of the police and that is not acceptable in any way, so they were referred to the judicial authority," the statement added.

The Norway-based Kurdish human rights organization, Hengaw, on Wednesday said Mir Mousavi "was killed under torture in the detention center".

On Thursday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered an investigation into the case.

Dismissals of members of the security forces are rare in Iran.

In 2022, the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who had been arrested in Tehran for an alleged breach of the country's strict dress code for women, sparked months of deadly nationwide protests.