Massive earthquake hit Ecuador Peru border region

A major earthquake shook the border region between Ecuador and Peru this morning.

Even though an earthquake of this magnitude has the potential for mass destruction and casualties, such an effect is not expected here due the remoteness of the event.

USGS issued the following report

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	7.5
Date-Time	22 Feb 2019 10:17:22 UTC 22 Feb 2019 05:17:22 near epicenter 21 Feb 2019 23:17:22 standard time in your timezone
Location	2.199S 77.023W
Depth	132 km
Distances	16.6 km (10.3 mi) S of Montalvo, Ecuador 121.7 km (75.4 mi) E of Macas, Ecuador 134.7 km (83.5 mi) SE of Puyo, Ecuador 159.6 km (99.0 mi) SSE of Tena, Ecuador 166.5 km (103.2 mi) S of Boca Suno, Ecuador
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 7.1 km; Vertical 4.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 119; Dmin = 230.5 km; Rmss = 1.30 seconds; Gp = 37° Version =
Event ID	us 2000jlfv