Tag: Magnitude 6.0 aftershock

Magnitude 6.0 aftershock strikes near Ecuador coast: USGS

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — A magnitude 6.0 aftershock struck near the coast of Ecuador Thursday, as the country struggled to recover from a devastating quake that killed almost 600 people, US experts said. The tremor hit at 10:03 pm (0303 GMT Friday) some 20 miles (33 kilometers) north-northwest of Bahia de Caraquez and 36 miles north-northwest of Tosagua, the US Geological Survey said. AFP reporters in the region felt some shaking but there were no […]