Ecuador capital struck by magnitude 4.2 quake

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook Ecuadors capital Quito on Monday, cutting off power in some neighborhoods but causing no immediate casualties or significant damage, the countrys geophysics agency announced. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at a depth of nine kilometers (5.6 miles), was located 8.49 km from Quito, the geophysics institute said on social media network X. Residents ran out of their homes into the streets when the tremor struck just after midnight local time, footage released by Ecuadors emergency services department showed. Some neighborhoods of the capital Quito were plunged into an electricity blackout, Quito mayor PabelThe post Ecuador capital struck by magnitude 4.2 quake appeared first on Guardian Nigeria News.
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