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A family inspects their destroyed home after an earthquake hit the area late Wednesday in Ica, some 275 km. ( 170 miles ) southeast of Lima early Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru\'s coast near the capital, killing at least 337 people and injuring more 827 others, the Civil Defense said early Thursday. Credit: AP Photo/Martin Mejia

A family inspects their destroyed home after an earthquake hit the area late Wednesday in Ica, some 275 km. ( 170 miles ) southeast of Lima early Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru's coast near the capital, killing at least 337 people and injuring more 827 others, the Civil Defense said early Thursday. Credit: AP Photo/Martin Mejia

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