A 7.9-magnitude earthquake centered off Peru's coast killed at least 337 people and left another 1,350 hurt, the nation's Health Ministry said Thursday. The two-minute quake struck Wednesday evening and was followed by a tiny, 1-foot tsunami and strong aftershocks that sent people running into the streets."It was chaos," said Fernando Calderon, a visiting American. "Everybody started crying -- kids, everybody. Everybody started running toward any empty space. Everybody was afraid the buildings were going to collapse."
President Alan Garcia said the worst destruction appeared to be in Canete, Chincha and Ica, where he declared a state of emergency.
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