Quake kills four, injures 30 in Peru

A 5.4 earthquake has struck a remote part of Peru, killing four and injuring 30 people.

Peruvian authorities say a magnitude 5.4 earthquake has killed four people and injured 30 in a remote Andean part of the country.

The US Geological Survey says the quake hit at 9.58pm local time on Sunday near the town of Chivay, more than 1000 kilometres south of Lima, the country's capital.

It was centred relatively close to the surface at a depth of about 10km.

Civil Defence official Miguel Yamasaki told journalists on Monday that four people had died due to the collapse of walls. He says 40 houses are uninhabitable.