ENVR Ecuador -- 6.8 earthquake - at least 12 dead

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mzkitty

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At least 4 people dead after magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes cities in Ecuador​

Updated 4:31 PM EDT, Sat March 18, 2023

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At least four people died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon, the country’s government said in a statement.

The earthquake struck near the southern town of Baláo and was more than 65 km (nearly 41 miles) deep, according to the United States Geological Survey.

One person died in the city of Cuenca, in the province of Azuay, when a wall collapsed onto their car, and another three people died in Jambelí Island, in the province of El Oro, when a security camera tower came down, authorities said.

The USGS gave the tremor an “orange alert,” saying “significant casualties are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread.”

“Past events with this alert level have required a regional or national level response,” the USGS added. It also estimated damage and economic losses were possible.

Relatives of a CNN producer in the western port city of Guayaquil said they felt “very strong” tremors.

CNN afiliate Ecuavisa reported structural damage to buildings in Cuenca, one of the country’s biggest cities. The historic city is in the UN list of world heritage sites.

There is no tsunami warning in effect for the area, according to the US National Weather Service.

The airports of Guayaquil and Cuenca remained open and operational, the country’s statement said.

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mzkitty

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Ecuador earthquake kills at least 12, causes wide damage​

An earthquake that shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru has killed at least 12 people and left others trapped under rubble

March 18, 2023, 1:39 PM

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QUITO, Ecuador -- A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least a dozen people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines.

The U.S. 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.

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso in a televised address to the nation said the earthquake killed 12 people.

One victim was a passenger in a vehicle crushed by rubble from a house in the Andean community of Cuenca, according to the Risk Management Secretariat, the South American country’s emergency response agency.

In the coastal state of El Oro, three people died and several were trapped under rubble, the agency reported. In the community of Machala, a two-story home collapsed before people could evacuate, a pier gave way and a building's walls cracked, trapping an unknown number of people.

The agency said firefighters worked to rescue people while the National Police assessed damage, their work made more difficult by downed lines that interrupted telephone and electricity service.

In Guayaquil, about 170 miles (270 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Quito, authorities reported cracks in buildings and homes, as well as some collapsed walls. Authorities ordered the closure of three vehicular tunnels in Guayaquil, which anchors a metro area of over 3 million people.

Videos shared on social media show people gathered on the streets of Guayaquil and nearby communities. People reported objects falling inside their homes.

One video posted online showed three anchors of a show dart from their studio desk as the set shook. They initially tried to shake it off as a minor quake but soon fled off camera. One anchor indicated the show would go on a commercial break, while another repeated, “My God, my God.”

A report from Ecuador's Adverse Events Monitoring Directorate ruled out a tsunami threat.


The earthquake was also felt in Peru, from its northern border with Ecuador to the central Pacific coast. No deaths or injuries were immediately reported. In the northern region of Tumbes, the old walls of an Army barracks collapsed, authorities said.

Ecuador is particularly prone to earthquakes. 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.

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Ecuador earthquake kills at least 12, causes wide damage

An earthquake that shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru has killed at least 12 people and left others trapped under rubble
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Southside

Southside

Has No Life - Lives on TB
I was in Ecuador in 2012. Spent 3 days in Quito, and 9 on the coast. Interesting place. Extreme poverty. Wonderful people.
It was the start of DW & I looking for a place to hang out. I could live there, the DW could not.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
I'm still not seeing reports of aftershocks, and have looked at several EQ sites.

Btw expect the price of bananas to go up, that part of Ecuador is the largest supplier of bananas, to the world!
 
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