Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 hits Peru-Brazil border region– EMSC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the Peru-Brazil border region on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

The quake was at a depth of 597 km (370 miles), EMSC said.

(Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)