A new earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Ecuador's north coast on Wednesday, killing¹ one person and injuring 85 others, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said.

 

厄瓜多尔总统拉斐尔·科雷亚表示，厄瓜多尔北部海岸周三遭受一场里氏6.8级地震，造成1人死亡、85人受伤。

 

The quake occurred at 11:46 a.m. local time (1646 GMT), with the epicenter in the northern province of Esmeraldas at a shallow² depth of 15 km, said the country's Geophysical Institute. 

 

The powerful earthquake has caused panic in various parts of the country, including the capital city of Quito where citizens fled their homes, the agency³ said.

 

Earlier Wednesday morning, another 6.8-magnitude quake was centered to the south of Muisne Canton, also in Esmeraldas, with a depth of 32 km below the earth's surface.

 

According to the Geophysical Institute, the two earthquakes were aftershocks from the 7.8-magnitude quake that rocked Ecuador's northern coast on April 16, killing at least 661 people and injuring around 16,600.

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