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A resident gestures next to a collapsed building after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero


Ecuador Hit by Magnitude-6.7 Earthquake

Ecuador Hit by Magnitude-6.7 Earthquake

A powerful magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit Ecuador’s coast early Wednesday near the Pacific coast area, where a 7.8 devastating tremor hit a month ago, knocking out power and killing more than 650 people. There was no report of significant damage from...
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A collapsed bridge in Guayaquil, Ecuador, after a powerful earthquake hit the country on April 16 2016


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Rescue personnel carry a survivor at the site of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan following a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake


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Nepalese soldiers carry a wounded woman to a waiting Indian Air Force helicopter as they evacuate victims of Saturday’s earthquake from Trishuli Bazar to Kathmandu airport in Nepal, on April 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)


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Nepalese residents drive past road damage following an earthquake in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. (AFP)


Magnitude 6.7 aftershock hits Nepal, causes panic

Magnitude 6.7 aftershock hits Nepal, causes panic

Kathmandu, AP— A powerful aftershock shook Nepal on Sunday, making buildings sway and sending panicked Kathmandu residents running into the streets a day after a massive earthquake left at least 1,900 people dead. The cawing of crows mixed with terrified screams as...