Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes western Ecuador -USGS
LONDON - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck western Ecuador early on Wednesday, the U.S. Geographical Survey said.
The quake's epicentre was 58 km south of Esmeraldas at a depth of 10 km.
A destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre 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.
- Reuters
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