Videos shared on social media present individuals gathering on the streets of Guayaquil and close by communities
A robust magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador at this time, with tremors felt as distant as Guayaquil, Machala, and neighboring Peru, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles).
The earthquake, which struck at 12:12 p.m. native time on Saturday, was centered in Azuay Province, about 47 kilometers northwest of Cuenca and 77 kilometers southeast of Guayaquil.
Videos shared on social media present individuals gathering on the streets of Guayaquil and close by communities.
There had been no quick reviews of main harm or accidents.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 and struck about 65 kilometers under the floor.
According to Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute, the earthquake’s magnitude was decrease, simply at 6.5.
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Ecuadorian authorities reported one demise within the city of Cuenca, which is positioned inland to the east of the epicenter. The sufferer was touring in a automobile that turned trapped underneath the rubble of a collapsing home.
Another three individuals died when a construction collapsed on the island of Jambeli, instantly to the south of the epicenter.
Elsewhere, destruction of homes, industrial buildings, energy and vitality infrastructure, and roads was reported by Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat.
