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Fatal earthquake hits Ecuador Fatal earthquake hits South America
(about 7 hours later)
The magnitude 6.7 quake killed at least four people and caused widespread damage The magnitude 6.7 quake killed at least 15 people and caused widespread damage
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, damaging roads, leveling buildings, and killing at least four people. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Ecuador and Peru on Saturday, damaging roads, leveling buildings, and killing at least 15 people while over 126 suffered injuries, according to initial estimates.
The quake struck the coastal Guyas region at around noon, the US Geological Survey reported. Its epicenter was located roughly 80km (50 miles) south of Guayaquil, the country’s second-largest city. Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso's office confirmed 14 deaths, after the quake struck the coastal Guyas region at around noon. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter was located roughly 80km (50 miles) south of Guayaquil, the Ecuador’s second-largest city.
Authorities reported one death in the town of Cuenca, which is located inland to the east of the epicenter. The victim was traveling in a vehicle that became trapped under the rubble of a collapsing house. Another three people died when a structure collapsed on the island of Jambeli, immediately to the south of the epicenter. In the coastal state of El Oro, multiple people were killed when a structure collapsed on the island of Jambeli, immediately to the south of the epicenter. Another person was reportedly killed while traveling in a vehicle that became trapped under the rubble of a collapsing house in the town of Cuenca, located inland to the east of the epicenter. 
Across the borded in Peru, a 4-year-old girl was killed in the collapse of her home in the border region of Tumbes, according to Prime Minister Alberto Otárola.
Elsewhere, destruction of houses, commercial buildings, power and energy infrastructure, and roads was reported by Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat. Elsewhere, destruction of houses, commercial buildings, power and energy infrastructure, and roads was reported by Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat. 
Video footage from affected areas showed some of the damage, with clips from Cuenca appearing to capture the immediate aftermath of the fatality there.
⚡️Destruction in Ecuador after 6.9M earthquake. pic.twitter.com/GQQ20dsjsb⚡️Destruction in Ecuador after 6.9M earthquake. pic.twitter.com/GQQ20dsjsb
Video footage from affected areas showed some of the damage, with clips from Cuenca appearing to capture the immediate aftermath of the fatality there.
#SISMOUna casa colapsó en #Machala debido al fuerte #sismo sentido hace minutos pic.twitter.com/3k4avJGulT#SISMOUna casa colapsó en #Machala debido al fuerte #sismo sentido hace minutos pic.twitter.com/3k4avJGulT
Reportan daños materiales en Puerto Bolívar a consecuencia de #Sismo de 6.5 pic.twitter.com/bAhiCwAd5RReportan daños materiales en Puerto Bolívar a consecuencia de #Sismo de 6.5 pic.twitter.com/bAhiCwAd5R
Ecuador sits along the junction of the Nazca and South American Plates, and suffers regular earthquakes. The most powerful one in recent years was in 2016, which registered a magnitude of 7.8 and hit the country’s northwestern coast, near the town of Muisne. It killed at least 675 people and injured more than 16,000, while causing around $3 billion worth of damage.Ecuador sits along the junction of the Nazca and South American Plates, and suffers regular earthquakes. The most powerful one in recent years was in 2016, which registered a magnitude of 7.8 and hit the country’s northwestern coast, near the town of Muisne. It killed at least 675 people and injured more than 16,000, while causing around $3 billion worth of damage.