Powerful 7.5 earthquake hits near Peru-Ecuador border

kickers/iStock(PALORA, Ecuador) — A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck eastern Ecuador early Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The tremor originated near the Ecuadorian border with Peru, about 82 miles below the surface.

The earthquake did not trigger a tsunami, and there were no immediate reports of deaths.

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