Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude quake

 

Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude quake

Quito - The quake's epicentre was 58 km south of Esmeraldas at a depth of 10 km.

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Published: Wed 18 May 2016, 12:53 PM

Last updated: Wed 18 May 2016, 2:56 PM

A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early Wednesday, one month after a devastating 7.8 magnitude quake that killed 660 people, USGS said.
Ecuador's national geological institute, which measured the quake at 6.8, said it struck at 2:57 am local time (0757 GMT) in the South American country's western Manabi region. 
A destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement. 
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake last month, Ecuador's worst in nearly seven decades, killed more than 650 people and injured around 16,600.


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