Videos shared on social media present individuals gathering on the streets of Guayaquil and close by communities
A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador immediately, with tremors felt as far-off 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 instant experiences of main injury 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.
