{"id":2777,"date":"2016-04-17T15:46:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T07:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/17\/destructive-7-8-magnitude-earthquake-kills-41-in-ecuador-topples-buildings\/"},"modified":"2016-04-17T15:46:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T07:46:41","slug":"destructive-7-8-magnitude-earthquake-kills-41-in-ecuador-topples-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/17\/destructive-7-8-magnitude-earthquake-kills-41-in-ecuador-topples-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Destructive 7.8-magnitude earthquake kills 41 in Ecuador, topples buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UPDATED April 16, 2016 9:45 p.m. PT\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The center of the earthquake that struck Ecuador Saturday, April 16, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>

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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<\/a> waves could reach between\u00a0<\/span>0.3 to 1 meter above tide level along the coast of Ecuador. T<\/span>he PTWC said no tsunami threat exists elsewhere across the Pacific, such as Hawaii.<\/span> Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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