Ecuador hit by another earthquake (Local time: 22:03:44.0 2016-04-21 - Depth 30 km)

Ecuador has been hit by another earthquake.

A 10km deep magnitude 6.0 quake struck Ecuador this afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey.

There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning.

The quake was centred 100km northwest of Portoviejo.

Aftershocks may last for weeks and people are being advised to be aware of building damage and falling debris.

A 7.8 magnitude quake hit Ecuador on Saturday, killing 587 people.
 nzherald.co.nz
22/4/16
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• Magnitude    Mw 6.0

Region    NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR
Date time    2016-04-22 03:03:44.0 UTC
Location    0.26 S ; 80.44 W
Depth    30 km
Distances  :

•   213 km W of Quito, Ecuador / pop: 1,399,814 / local time: 22:03:44.0 2016-04-21

• 87 km N of Portoviejo, Ecuador / pop: 170,326 / local time: 22:03:44.0 2016-04-21

• 38 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador / pop: 37,056 / local time: 22:03:44.0 2016-04-21 

   [emsc-csem.org]
22/4/16
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