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Videos shared on social media present individuals gathering on the streets of Guayaquil and close by communities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles).<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Videos shared on social media present individuals gathering on the streets of Guayaquil and close by communities.<\/p>\n

There had been no instant experiences of main injury or accidents.<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

According to Ecuador\u2019s Geophysical Institute, the earthquake\u2019s magnitude was decrease, simply at 6.5.<\/p>\n