A powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled the much of the region along the Peruvian and Ecuadorian border on Friday, readings provided by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) revealed. A previous recording indicated the quake weighed in at a magnitude 6.1.
No reports of deaths, injuries or property damage have yet surfaced.
The nonprofit agency further noted that the earthquake struck at a depth of over 30 kilometers, some 24 kilometers from the Peruvian city of Piura, which is known for its colonial-era buildings.
One testimonial collected by the EMSC from an individual living in Machala, Ecuador, some 204 kilometers away from the epicenter, reveal that the earthquake caused only "slight-moderate movement." Another Ecuadorian resident living even further away in Eloy Alfaro, remarked that the quake was very "short."
There have been no reports of additional seismic activity.