STORY: Firefighters were searching amongst rubble of a collapsed building for a trapped person on Saturday (July 19) following an earthquake in Peru.

The earthquake, magnitude 5.6, struck Central Peru, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

The depth of the quake was 22 km (13.67 miles), the EMSC said.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: PUMPUNYA, JUNIN, PERU (JULY 19, 2026) (HUANCA YORK TIMES - No access Peru) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. DESTROYED BUILDING / RESCUER SHOUTING "EMERSON" AMONG RUBBLE

2. FIREFIGHTERS OPENING GARAGE DOOR TO HOUSE

3. RESIDENTS SEARCHING FOR MISSING PERSON, SHOUTING: “EMERSON”

4. RESCUERS AND RESIDENTS SEARCHING FOR MISSING PERSON

5. SOLDIERS ARRIVING WITH TOOLS TO REMOVE RUBBLE

6. SOLDIERS GATHERING WITH SHOVELS IN HAND

7. ALTAR WITH FLOWERS WHERE A CROSS ONCE STOOD

8. RESIDENT USING A TORCH TO ILLUMINATE THE ALTAR AND CROSS WHILE SEARCHING FOR TRAPPED PEOPLE