Earthquake magnitude 6.3 shakes Ecuador

Ecuador was the scene on Friday of a series of seismic movements that set off alarms among the population.

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00:00Ecuador was the scene of a series of seismic events that set off alarms among the population

00:04on Friday.

00:05Precisely the first look movement was recorded at 2.36 am with a magnitude of 4.2 at an epicenter

00:11located in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 404 km from Galera, in the province of Esmeraldas.

00:18In addition, at 6.44 am local time, a new magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook the coastal

00:22region of the nation with an epicenter located 17 km from Esmeraldas.

00:27So far, only material losses have been reported as citizens informed of structural damages

00:32to buildings and partial collapses, but monitoring is being maintained for possible aftershocks

00:37or additional effects.