Strong earthquake A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Ecuador yesterday, with no casualties but extensive damage to the port of Guayaquil, near the epicenter. The earthquake was “felt on a national scale”, the Institute of Geophysics explained. The earthquake was “felt on a national scale” it was clarified.
Its epicenter was located 13 kilometers from the village of Simón BolÃvar, on the outskirts of Guayaquil, a large port and the country’s financial capital.
Calling on the population to remain “calm”, President Guillermo Lasso said via Twitter that the authorities have been mobilized to “assess the potential damage in the area”.
“At first I thought it was the wind, then I felt everything moving.”, said Maria Eugenia Rosero, a retired teacher who lives in northern Guayaquil. The earthquake “was short, but powerful,” he added.
Municipal authorities in the Ecuadorian city of nearly three million people said a building in its center, which was under demolition, collapsed and some buildings were damaged, but not heavily. Several residents took to the streets to protect themselves from possible collapses or landslides.
Ecuador sits on top of the Nazca tectonic plate and the Latin American marine tectonic plate, and strong earthquakes are often recorded in its territory.
Source: News Beast
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