A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Ecuador Saturday evening, causing a bridge, an airport tower and the roof of a shopping center to collapse. Electricity also went out in various areas.
The earthquake struck about 16 miles from Muisne, Ecuador, a tourist town, and 105 miles from Quito, the country’s capital, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The center of the earthquake that struck Ecuador Saturday, April 16, 2016.
Image: USGS
There was no tsunami warning, but a preventative evacuation alert has been issued in some areas along the coast due to a possible rising tide, Ecuador’s Vice President Jorge Glas said on Twitter. …
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Powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Ecuador's coast, topples bridge, buildings
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