on April 16, 2016 Saturday night
that left tens of people dead and hundreds more injured.
And there could be more dead and injured as reports come in.
The moment the Ecuador earthquake struck.
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 17, 2016
At least 77 people were killed and 500 injured.https://t.co/beVIE4P85Q https://t.co/a4YEiNgDo1
trapping people inside
and rescuers are pursuing operations.
Images and videos of the quake
have flooded social media hours after.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)
the quake was
27.0 km (16.8 mi) SSE of Muisne, Ecuador
52.0 km (32.3 mi) W of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador
68.0 km (42.3 mi) SSW of Propicia, Ecuador
111.0 km (69.0 mi) NW of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador
170.0 km (105.6 mi) WNW of Quito, Ecuador.
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 77 people in Ecuador https://t.co/T7nUs9Xa4b
— VICE News (@vicenews) April 17, 2016
Death toll from earthquake in Ecuador rises to 77 https://t.co/6R2TDwdBgV
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 17, 2016
Death toll soars in Ecuador after powerful earthquake. At least 77 dead, official says. https://t.co/DHO8frzIC7 pic.twitter.com/MG5TsBK3pt
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 17, 2016
Number of people killed in Ecuador earthquake rises to at least 77, more than 500 injured, vice-president announces https://t.co/jhxpkl10QD
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 17, 2016
Powerful earthquake that hit Ecuador has killed at least 41 people, officials say. https://t.co/DHO8frzIC7 pic.twitter.com/jYJW0A1c1C
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 17, 2016