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Montevideo, April 25th 2024 - 04:58 UTC

Tag: Pacific Ring of Fire

  • Monday, March 20th 2023 - 08:53 UTC

    Earthquake kills 14 in Ecuador and 1 in Peru

    “We are going to declare a state of exception,” Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said

    At least 15 have died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 shook northern Peru and southern Ecuador at 12.11 pm on Saturday, it was reported. The epicenter was said to be in Ecuadorian territory, 85 kilometers northeast of Zarumilla, in the Tumbes region, and 78 kilometers deep, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP).