At least 16 people died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon, according to government officials. The earthquake struck near the southern town of Baláo and was ...

A powerful 6.8 earthquake shook the northwestern Ecuador province of Esmeraldas on Friday morning and injured at least 20 people, the government has said. The tremor struck at 6:44 am local time in ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The Latest on the earthquake in Ecuador. (all times local): 12:40 p.m. The Canadian government says two of its citizens are among those who died in the massive Ecuador earthquake ...

Videos published on social media by residents show damaged buildings. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the videos as Esmeraldas from the trees, buildings and utility poles, which matched ...

PEDERNALES, Ecuador, May 13 (UNHCR) - Colombian refugee Carlos bakes for a living. So when an earthquake struck Ecuador last month leaving thousands without homes, he stepped up to help the best way ...

A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador’s Pacific coast has shaken the northern part of the country, with some initial reports of damage to houses. No injuries have been reported so far. The earthquake ...

The devastating 7-plus magnitude earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan in the last week have left thousands upon thousands missing, injured and displaced and hundreds more dead. According to AP, more than ...

GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) -A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck near the coast of Ecuador on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 44 km (27.34 miles), ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 20 May 2016 One month after the ...