A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in Peru

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in Peru, killing five people. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake happened in the evening on Saturday, July 18.

Consensus

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the central Peruvian region of Junín on July 18.
Five people died as a result of the earthquake in Peru.
Over 20 people were injured in the earthquake in Peru.
Search and rescue operations were conducted after the earthquake, with some delays due to power outages.
Hospitals, including the regional children's hospital and the Daniel Alcides Carrión national hospital, sustained structural damage.
More than 35,000 consumers remained without electricity in Junín and Huancavelica regions as of Sunday.
Electrocentro reported that the earthquake triggered automatic disconnections of power lines serving Yauyos, Chupaca, and surrounding areas.
Emergency aid was provided to displaced people, including temporary shelter in a sports complex with tents and blankets.

The number of injured is over 20; the source also reports that around 300 people were temporarily housed in a sports complex in Compuja. — vedomosti
16 people were injured, not more than 20 as reported by Vedomosti. — vm
The earthquake occurred on July 18 in the Andean province of Chupaca; it was also noted that two earthquakes with magnitudes 7.4 and 5.1 occurred in Venezuela on June 24, resulting in over 5,000 deaths. — vedomosti
Two earthquakes with magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela within 38 seconds on the evening of June 24; the event was described as the strongest in over 100 years, affecting even northern Brazil. — vm
The official death toll from the two earthquakes in Venezuela is reported to be 5,119 people with 16,740 injured and 17,907 left homeless. — vedomosti
The U.S. Geological Survey predicted thousands of deaths due to the Venezuelan earthquake, with a high probability that fatalities exceed 10,000. — vm