Two powerful earthquakes just hit this country.

The first 6.2-magnitude quake has hit the country on Friday, followed by a second quake of 5.8 magnitude on Saturday, the country's geophysic institute reported.

The center of the first quake was about 20 miles [20 km] south of the city of Guayaquil, and the second struck closer south to Balao at a depth of just eight miles [8 km], reports the REL.

The quake caused panic after residents fled their homes on the streets and hospitals were evacuated.

Teachings were canceled in many schools.

In 2016, a quake of 7.8 had left 671 people dead while leaving thousands more injured.