Two Quakes Shake Esmeraldas Ecuador

Posted on April 27, 2017 • Filed under: Earthquake, Ecuador, Ecuador Emergency

Two earthquakes were felt in the city of Esmeraldas this Thursday, April 27, 2017

ELCOMERCIO.COM / The inhabitants of the city of Esmeraldas were scared with two tremors recorded the morning of this Thursday, April 27, 2017. The earthquakes reached magnitudes of 4 and 3.7 degrees on the Richter scale. The first epicenter was at 10:51 to a depth of 2.1 kilometers, this movement of 4 degrees was very superficial, reason why was felt by the population. The emeralds reported that the movement was strong and felt more in the high-rise buildings. The Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School reported that the quake was located in the eastern city of Esmeraldas, about 20 kilometers away.

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