Lima, Peru (CNN) —
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 30, 2012 — Updated 1255 GMT (2055 HKT)
Civil defense officials reported nearly 100 injuries after a strong earthquake shook coastal Peru early Monday.
The magnitude 6.3 quake hit about 15 kilometers (9 miles) southeast of Ica, at a depth of 39.2 kilometers (24.4 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
At least 96 people were injured in the quake, state-run TV Peru reported, citing civil defense officials. Police were patrolling the area while officials assessed damages, TV Peru said. At least one home was uninhabitable and two others were damaged, the state television station reported.
Hotels in the area reported brief power outages but no damage.