Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude quake— USGS | Inquirer News

Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude quake— USGS

/ 04:47 PM May 18, 2016

QUITO — 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.

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