A tsunami warning was issued in Peru (Picture: Getty Images)
A tsunami alert was issued after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake stuck off the coast of Peru.
The huge tremor happened out to sea around five miles from the Atiquipa district in the south west of the country.
There were fears of 10ft waves hitting some coastal areas after the warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC).
Experts have since downgraded the alert but are still expecting huge waves to crash into coastal area.
‘Hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coasts,’ the PTWC said earlier, and added that waves could reach ‘one to three metres’.
The US national tsunami warning centre said the threat is no longer as serious as initially feared.
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