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Ecuador quake kills two, injures 15

Source: Xinhua 2016-12-20 07:19:12

ECUADOR-ESMERALDAS-EARTHQUAKE

Residents walk by a building damaged by an earthquake in Atacames, in the province of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Dec. 19, 2016. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake in northern Ecuador left two people dead and injured another 15 on Monday, as it caused substantial material damage. (Xinhua/Str)

QUITO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- A 5.7-magnitude earthquake in northern Ecuador left two people dead and injured another 15 on Monday, as it caused substantial material damage.

The quake shook the country's Esmeraldas province, which lies along the northern coast and border with Colombia, the Secretariat of Risk Management (SGR) said.

Some 10 buildings were toppled by the quake and successive aftershocks, while 65 buildings sustained damage,

The 5.7-magnitude temblor occurred at 2:11 a.m. local time (07:11 GMT), and was located off the coast of Atacames, in Esmeraldas, at a depth of 5.2 kilometers.

It was followed by 36 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 2.4 to 4.6, Ecuador's Geophysics Institute said.

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Ecuador quake kills two, injures 15
                 Source: Xinhua | 2016-12-20 07:19:12 | Editor: huaxia

ECUADOR-ESMERALDAS-EARTHQUAKE

Residents walk by a building damaged by an earthquake in Atacames, in the province of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Dec. 19, 2016. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake in northern Ecuador left two people dead and injured another 15 on Monday, as it caused substantial material damage. (Xinhua/Str)

QUITO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- A 5.7-magnitude earthquake in northern Ecuador left two people dead and injured another 15 on Monday, as it caused substantial material damage.

The quake shook the country's Esmeraldas province, which lies along the northern coast and border with Colombia, the Secretariat of Risk Management (SGR) said.

Some 10 buildings were toppled by the quake and successive aftershocks, while 65 buildings sustained damage,

The 5.7-magnitude temblor occurred at 2:11 a.m. local time (07:11 GMT), and was located off the coast of Atacames, in Esmeraldas, at a depth of 5.2 kilometers.

It was followed by 36 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 2.4 to 4.6, Ecuador's Geophysics Institute said.

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