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Earthquake off the coast of Ecuador

  • Writer: Jessica Franklin
    Jessica Franklin
  • 2 days ago
  • 1 min read


A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Ecuador.


The earthquake occurred at 7:44 a.m. local time and was centred 20.9 kilometres northeast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador at a depth of 35 kilometres.


Esmeraldas has a population of 155,487.


Ecuador is part of the Ring of Fire, a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes.

 
 
 

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