Without damage…an earthquake measuring 4.7 Richter strikes northeastern Ecuador

Today, Tuesday, an earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale struck the town of Ballora in northeastern Ecuador.
The US Geological Survey said in a statement that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 162.7 kilometers. There were no reports of injuries or material damage.

Ecuador’s ongoing earthquakes

It is noteworthy that Ecuador, which is constantly exposed to earthquakes because it is located on the border of the Nazca plates, witnessed in April 2016 a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which destroyed villages in the coastal provinces of Manabi and Esmeraldas, and resulted in the deaths of 673 people.