UPDATED April 16, 2016 9:45 p.m. PT
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Ecuador Saturday evening, killing at least 41. The destructive temblor caused a bridge, an airport tower and dozens of buildings 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 temblor had a depth of nearly 12 miles.
The center of the earthquake that struck Ecuador Saturday, April 16, 2016.
Image: USGS
No tsunami warning has been issued, but a preventative evacuation alert has been announced in some areas along the coast due to a possible rising tide, Ecuador’s Vice President Jorge Glas said on Twitter. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned waves could reach between 0.3 to 1 meter above tide level along the coast of Ecuador. The PTWC said no tsunami threat exists elsewhere across the Pacific, such as Hawaii. Read more…
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