Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso told reporters that the earthquake "without a doubt ... generated alarm in the population" Alexis Jones is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

At least 15 have died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 shook northern Peru and southern Ecuador at 12.11 pm on Saturday, it was reported. The epicenter was said to be in Ecuadorian territory ...

After the huge destruction and aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, we take a look at some of the most powerful tremors ever ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.