The United States Geological Survey announced that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru last night. This earthquake has killed 14 people in Ecuador and 1 person in Peru.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Associated Press reported that this untimely earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, March 18. According to reports, this earthquake killed 14 people in Ecuador and 1 person in Peru.
 
Following the earthquake, the buildings were severely damaged and panicked people took to the streets. Also, 126 people have been injured so far.
 
The emergency response agency of this South American country also reported that 14 people in Ecuador and one person in Peru have died as a result of this earthquake.
 
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed this 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador and announced that there is no danger of a tsunami.
 
This earthquake, which was also felt in Peru, shook the city of Balao in the Azuay province of Ecuador at around 12:12 local time.
 
According to the USGS report, the mentioned earthquake occurred about 65 kilometers below the surface of the earth.
 
In Peru, the earthquake was felt from its northern border with Ecuador to the central Pacific coast
 
This is Ecuador's strongest earthquake since 2016. In that year, nearly 700 people were killed and thousands were injured in an earthquake.
 
Recently, the occurrence of earthquakes has increased in different countries of the world.