A magnitude 6 earthquake recorded in the Pacific of Ecuador, on the edge of the border with Colombia, left at least one dead, one injured and a hundred buildings affected, including two medical centers, authorities reported on Sunday.
The Risk Management Service reported on Twitter that as a result of the tremor, which occurred around midnight on Saturday, there was “1 person injured and 1 person died (due to cardiac arrest)”.
He added that 356 people were affected, two houses were destroyed and another 92 buildings were damaged.
Risk Management had previously reported that 30 homes and other buildings suffered damage, including two medical centers and the facilities of the Integrated Security Service ECU911.
The epicenter of the earthquake, which was recorded around 23h28 local on Saturday (04H28 GMT on Sunday), was located in the Pacific, 12 km off the coast of the port of Esmeraldas, northwest and capital of the province of the same name (bordering Colombia), reported the Geophysical Institute (IG) of Quito.
The natural phenomenon resulted in 15 aftershocks with magnitude of up to 5.1, which lasted until early Sunday, he added.
It also caused the temporary interruption of electricity service in Esmeraldas and in the nearby Atacames spa, according to Risk Management.
The earthquake was felt in another 11 of the country's 24 provinces.
President Guillermo Lasso reported on Twitter that Esmeraldas Governor Tania Obando activated the provincial Emergency Operations Committee (COE) “to assess damages and future risks.”
The IG indicated that the magnitude 6 earthquake is associated with the contact zone of the Nazca and South American plates, a process that generates the largest earthquakes in Ecuador, such as that of April 2016.
Six years ago, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the provinces of Manabi and neighboring Esmeraldas, leaving 673 dead and some 6,300 injured and injured. Losses from this earthquake amounted to more than 3 billion dollars.
(With information from AFP)
Keep reading:
Últimas Noticias
Debanhi Escobar: they secured the motel where she was found lifeless in a cistern
Members of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in Nuevo León secured the Nueva Castilla Motel as part of the investigations into the case
The oldest person in the world died at the age of 119
Kane Tanaka lived in Japan. She was born six months earlier than George Orwell, the same year that the Wright brothers first flew, and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Macabre find in CDMX: they left a body bagged and tied in a taxi
The body was left in the back seats of the car. It was covered with black bags and tied with industrial tape
The eagles of America will face Manchester City in a duel of legends. Here are the details
The top Mexican football champion will play a match with Pep Guardiola's squad in the Lone Star Cup
Why is it good to bring dogs out to know the world when they are puppies
A so-called protection against the spread of diseases threatens the integral development of dogs
