CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: Firefighters conduct search and rescue operations after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: Firefighters conduct search and rescue operations after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: Police take security measures after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: A woman is seen talking on cell phone after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: Firefighters conduct search and rescue operations after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: Police take security measures after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: Police take security measures after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: Firefighters conduct search and rescue operations after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: Firefighters conduct search and rescue operations after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

CUENCA, ECUADOR - MARCH 18: A damaged building is seen after 6,8 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Balao in Ecuador’s Azuay province on March 18, 2023 in Cuenca, Ecuador. A house collapsed onto a moving car due to the earthquake in Cuenca's historic centre. A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least four people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat. Dario Ordonez / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Map showing the location of the earthquake of 6.7 magnitude on the Richter scale that shook the Ecuadorian Pacific coast this Saturday. MARCH 18;2023 Europa Press 03/18/2023 (Europa Press via AP)

Rescue workers stand next to a car crushed by debris after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Xavier Caivinagua)

A police officer looks up next to a car crushed by debris after an earthquake shook Cuenca, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 on Saturday about 50 miles south of Guayaquil .(AP Photo/Xavier Caivinagua)

Police talks to people next to the site where a car was crushed by debris after an earthquake shook Cuenca, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 about 50 miles south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Xavier Caivinagua)

Police stand around building damaged after an earthquake struck Cuenca, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 about 50 miles south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Xavier Caivinagua)

Residents look at a building that collapsed after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Jhonny Crespo)

A man takes a photo of a building that collapsed after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Jhonny Crespo)

Police stand by debris fallen from a building at a commercial area after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Stalin Diaz)

The Marine Museum of Puerto Bolivar, detached from the dock, is partially inundated in water after an earthquake that shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Jorge Sanchez)

The Marine Museum of Puerto Bolivar, detached from the dock, is partially inundated in water after an earthquake that shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Jorge Sanchez)

Household belongings float in water after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Erick Feijoo)

A rescuer worker shouts from the debris of a home that collapsed when an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Jorge Sanchez)

Residents and rescue workers stand in front of buildings brought down by an earthquake that shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Jorge Sanchez)

The Marine Museum of Puerto Bolivar, detached from the dock, is partially inundated in water after an earthquake that shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Jorge Sanchez)

A resident recovers belongings amid the debris of a collapsed home after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)

Residents recover belongings from the debris of their collapsed homes after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)

Residents recover belongings from the debris of their collapsed homes after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)

Debris from collapsed homes are scattered on a street after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

View of a destroyed car after the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

A man cleans the debris of a building located in Cuenca's historic center after its cornice and terrace fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

View of a destroyed car after the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

View of a building located in Cuenca's historic center after its cornice and terrace fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

A man cleans the debris of a building located in Cuenca's historic center after its cornice and terrace fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

View of a building located in Cuenca's historic center after its cornice and terrace fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Soldiers and firefighters work at the place where the cornice and terrace of a building located in Cuenca's historic center fell and destroyed a car, leaving one dead and one person injured, after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by FERNANDO MACHADO / AFP)

Residents cry after an earthquake destroyed buildings in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen SUAREZ / AFP)

Destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

Destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

Destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

Destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

Destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

Destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

Destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of debris after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of debris after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of debris after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of debris after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of debris after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of a flood at the Puero Bolivar dock after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of a flood at the Puero Bolivar dock after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of a flood at the Puero Bolivar dock after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of a flood at the Puero Bolivar dock after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of a flood at the Puero Bolivar dock after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)

View of a flood at the Puero Bolivar dock after an earthquake in the city of Machala, Ecuador on March 18, 2023. - Four dead in southern Ecuador and damage to buildings after an earthquake with an epicenter in that country, which reached its neighbor Peru, according to a preliminary balance of authorities. The earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in Ecuador and 7.0 in Peru was recorded at 12:12 local time (17:12 GMT) in the Ecuadorian municipality of Balao, about 140 kilometers from the port of Guayaquil, and at a depth of 44 kilometers, authorities reported. (Photo by Gleen Suarez / AFP)