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		</div><p>A powerful earthquake has struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru, causing buildings to collapse and knocking out power to some areas.</p>
<p>The magnitude 8 quake was felt as far away as neighbouring Colombia and Ecuador.</p>
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<p>It was centred in a vast nature reserve 57 miles east of the small town of Yurimaguas.</p>
<p>Helping limit damage was the earthquake’s depth, at 70 miles below the surface, according to the US Geological Survey. Earthquakes that are close to the surface generally cause more destruction.</p>
<p>President Martin Vizcarra called for calm before travelling to the zone with members of his cabinet to survey the damage. He said first reports indicate a bridge had collapsed and several homes and roads had been affected.</p>
<p><em>“It’s a quake that was felt throughout the entire Amazon,”</em> said Mr Vizcarra, who was scheduled to host a regional summit on Sunday in the capital with the presidents of Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.</p>
<p>A preliminary survey by authorities found that six people were injured and 27 homes were damaged across seven provinces. Three schools, three hospitals and two churches were also affected.</p>
<p>In Yurimaguas, a number of old houses collapsed, and the electricity was cut, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre.</p>
<p>The quake also woke up people in Lima, who ran out of their homes in fear.</p>
<p><em>“It was a really long quake,”</em> said Maria Brito, who lives on the fifth floor of an apartment building in the capital. <em>“It could’ve been worse, and luckily it’s over.”</em></p>
<p>Peru lies on the Pacific’s so-called Ring of Fire. On August 15 2007, a similarly sized quake struck near Lima, killing more than 500 people.</p>
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