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7.8 magnitude quake hits Ecuador, kills 41

India Blooms News Service | | Apr 17, 2016, at 04:51 pm

#Earthquake # 7.8 magnitude quake # Ecuador # 41 killed

Quito, Ecuador, Apr 17 (IBNS): At least 41 people have been killed as a powerful earthquake hit western Ecuador on Saturday, media reports said.

The quake was reported to have a magnitude of 7.8.

According to country's Vice President Jorge Glas, the death toll is likely to rise.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre also issued warning for the nearby Pacific coastline.

"There is considerable (structural) damage in the area near the epicenter as well as points as far away as Guayaquil," Ecuador's Geophysical Office (IG) told media.

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