A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has struck Ecuador, with shaking felt as far away as Guayaquil, Machala, and neighboring Peru, seismologists say. The earthquake, which struck at 12:12 p.m. local time on Saturday, was centered in Azuay Province, about 47 kilometers northwest of Cuenca or 77 kilometers southeast of Guayaquil. The Read this story