READ MORE:* Yet another massive quake hits Ecuador* Kiwi teen helps after quakes* Strong earthquake hits near Ecuador, death toll rises* Ecuador searches for quake survivors as death toll rises* Kiwis caught up in Ecuador quake reminded of ChristchurchUSGS The epicentre of the second quake sits just east of the first quake's epicentre. Two powerful earthquakes jolted Ecuador on Wednesday (local time), with an early morning magnitude 6.7 quake followed by another measuring 6.8 magnitude. The extent of damage from the second quake was not immediately clear, though the first caused relatively little damage. Two massive earthquakes strike western EcuadorHenry Romero/Reuters Some homes and buildings that were previously ravaged in an earlier, stronger quake suffered more damage, but there were no reports of injuries or fatalities. KEVIN GRANJA/REUTERS Workers flooded into the streets of Quito after the second quake of the day.

Source: Stuff May 18, 2016 03:00 UTC