A 6.7-magnitude quake off Ecuador's southern coast left people trapped in collapsed houses.
Emergency services survey the damage in Cuenca, following the powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake in southern EcuadorAt least 15 people have died and more than 400 are injured after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador's southern coast.The southern province of El Oro was the worst affected and 12 people died there, authorities said.
Northern Peru felt the quake and a 14-year-old girl died in Tumbes, a border province, when her home collapsed. In Ecuador, Machala and Cuenca were among the cities that suffered damage to buildings and vehicles, as emergency services rushed to help people. The epicentre was near Balao, about 80km from Ecuador's second-largest city, Guayaquil, where about three million people live.
"We ran from the house," Machala resident Exon Tobar told the BBC. "The ground - it was a very powerful explosion - it made it shake and it made the electric cables, the windows, and everything move. People were in the streets praying because it didn't stop."
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