20-04-2016 12:35 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Another quake, magnitude 6.2, strikes off Ecuador coast

By Julia Symmes Cobb and Ana Isabel Martinez COJIMIES, Ecuador (Reuters) - A 6.2 earthquake shook the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, just days after a bigger quake battered the area and killed nearly 500 people in a blow to the country's already fragile economy. The latest earthquake hit 70 km (44 miles) off the Pacific coast town Esmeraldas at a depth of 10 km, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Ecuador's Geophysical Institute said a 6.2 magnitude earthquake at 3.33 local time (0833 GMT)
Read more »