December 03, 2017 05:57 pm | Updated 05:58 pm IST - QUITO (Ecuador):
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck near the coast of Ecuador.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter is about 20 km from Bahia de Caraquez. The quake, which had a depth of 24 km, happened at around 1120 GMT (6-20 a.m. EST) on Sunday.
Bahia de Caraquez is about 360 km west of Ecuador’s capital, Quito.
It wasn’t immediately clear if there were any injuries or damage in the South American country.
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