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04-17-2016, 05:48 AM
Powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Ecuador's coast, topples bridge, buildings
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A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Ecuador Saturday evening, causing a bridge, an airport tower and the roof of a shopping center to collapse. Electricity also went out in various areas.
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.*
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The center of the earthquake that struck Ecuador Saturday, April 16, 2016.
Image: USGS
Local firefighters said a bridge*collapsed*at Avenida de las Americas in Guayaquil, the most populous city in the country, causing various car accidents. The roof of a shopping center in the city crumpled inward, leaving behind broken glass and a mess of electrical wiring. A tower at an airport in the coastal city in Manta also toppled over, according to social media reports. The Eloy Alfaro de Manta airport has been closed due to the quake, according to local TV station **ticias 7 (https://twitter.com/**ticiasecuador/status/721506594505256960). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/16/ecuador-earthquake/)
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A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Ecuador Saturday evening, causing a bridge, an airport tower and the roof of a shopping center to collapse. Electricity also went out in various areas.
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.*
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The center of the earthquake that struck Ecuador Saturday, April 16, 2016.
Image: USGS
Local firefighters said a bridge*collapsed*at Avenida de las Americas in Guayaquil, the most populous city in the country, causing various car accidents. The roof of a shopping center in the city crumpled inward, leaving behind broken glass and a mess of electrical wiring. A tower at an airport in the coastal city in Manta also toppled over, according to social media reports. The Eloy Alfaro de Manta airport has been closed due to the quake, according to local TV station **ticias 7 (https://twitter.com/**ticiasecuador/status/721506594505256960). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/16/ecuador-earthquake/)
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