Ecuador

There have been no reports of Chinese casualties in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru, killing at least 15 people and ...

At least one other death was reported in the province of Azuay, according to the communications department. In the province of El Oro, at least 11 people have died. The emergency response agency of Ecuador said firefighters were working to rescue people while the national police assessed the damage.

110 Ecuador Earthquake Rescue workers stand next to a car crushed by debris after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador. | Photo: AP/Xavier Caivinagua.

A man takes a photo of a building that collapsed after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador. A rescuer worker shouts from the debris of a home that collapsed when an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador. Residents recover belongings from the debris of their collapsed homes after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 6.8 magnitude earthquake centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles south of Guayaquil, ...

Authorities ordered the closure of three vehicular tunnels in Guayaquil, which anchors a metro area of over 3 million people. One anchor indicated the show would go on a commercial break, while another repeated, “My God, my God.” “I heard how my neighbors were shouting and there was a lot of noise,” said Cruz, a 34-year-old photographer. In El Oro, the agency also reported that several people were trapped under rubble. In Peru, the earthquake was felt from its northern border with Ecuador to the central Pacific coast. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second-largest city.

Eleven deaths were in El Oro and one in Azuay province, authorities said. Machala and Cuenca were among the cities that suffered damage to buildings and ...

There have also been reports of the earthquake being felt in several other cities, including Manabi, Manta and the capital Quito. The southern province of El Oro was the worst affected, where emergency services have reported people remain trapped inside collapsed houses. At least 12 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck the southern coast of Ecuador.

The earthquake hit Saturday and it shook areas of Ecuador and northern Peru. Rescue teams are being sent to the area to rescue people as the National Police are ...

In 2016, more than 600 people were killed in an earthquake that was centered farther north of the Pacific Coast. [ the AP](https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-earthquake-7517383684eb54226b6db5a3b81f01ea?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_04). [the AP.](https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-earthquake-7517383684eb54226b6db5a3b81f01ea?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_04) The earthquake hit Saturday and it shook areas of Ecuador and northern Peru. “We remain in the territory verifying the damage caused by the earthquake this morning. [the AP](https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-earthquake-7517383684eb54226b6db5a3b81f01ea) reported.

Pope Francis expresses closeness to those affected by a powerful earthquake in Ecuador and prays for the victims. During the Angelus he also asks for ...

In 2016, a quake centered farther north on the Pacific Coast in a more sparsely populated area of the country killed more than 600 people. Finally, having noted the many different national flags in St. Ecuador is particularly prone to earthquakes.

QUITO, Ecuador -- Juan Vera lost three relatives when a strong earthquake that shook parts of Ecuador and Peru on Saturday brought down his niece's home.

The quake damaged and brought down hundreds of homes and buildings in vastly different communities, both in coastal areas and the highlands. Ecuador’s government issued an emergency declaration covering the roads in Azuay, where the quake debris cut off several roads and worsened already poor conditions attributed to the winter’s rainstorms. Yajaira Albarracín, Graciela Chila, Silvina Zambrano Chila and two children died under the rubble of their home in a low-income neighborhood of Machala. Some relatives said rescuers found the bodies of the women and children as if they had been clutching one another when disaster struck. And a day after the quake that killed nine residents alone along this hard-hit coast, many in Machala were feeling anguished and uneasy. Fourteen died in Ecuador, and one in Peru.

Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities worked on Sunday to assess the damage caused by the previous day's strong earthquake that shook the region, leaving at ...

Other governments, including Chile's and Cuba's, sent messages of solidarity. Petroecuador said an offshore platform near the epicenter also suffered damage that caused machinery to fail, temporarily reducing production. "Our goal is to take immediate actions that return us to normality," President Guillermo Lasso said in a video Sunday evening.

A powerful earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and trapping others under rubble.

The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 in Ecuador's Guayas region. A museum on a pier in the coastal area of El Oro province was almost completely submerged after it collapsed into the sea A powerful earthquake shook southern