An earthquake Occurred this Saturday, April 16, in the morning in the capital of the Republic.
According to him Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School, the epicenter was about 12 kilometers from Quito.
That entity reported that the tremor was recorded at 08:37 with a magnitude of 3.8 and a depth of 7.70 kilometers.
In various sectors of Quito such as the center, the north, on the way to the Valley of the Chillos, There were reports that citizens felt the earthquake, especially on upper floors.
Coincidentally six years ago, Saturday April 16, there was a earthquake in Manabi, that was felt in several cities, including Quito.
The Quiport Corporation, which manages the Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airportreported that no news was recorded after the inspection carried out at that air terminal, which is located in the Tababela sector, so air operations were open.
Floral offerings, bell rings and other acts in Manabí to remember the six years of the earthquake
The Quito Fire Department indicated that after the earthquake that occurred this morning, inspections throughout the city to verify possible damage of magnitude.
“At the moment it has not been determined no significant impact at a structural level,” the Fire Department said on its Twitter account.
The Secretary of Security of the Municipality of Quito specified that according to preliminary reports there was the fall from a wall on the road, without affecting people, in the El Panecillo sector, in the center of the capital.
The Metropolitan Public Company for Mobility and Public Works of Quito (Epmmop) mentioned that a fallen wall was being cleaned on Agoyán and Huancavilca streets, in El Panecillo and minor slides recorded in La Argelia, south of Quito, and in Loma de Puengasí, southeast.
Meanwhile, the Risk Management Secretariat reported that the earthquake was slight sense in the cantons of the province of Pichincha: Mejía, Pedro Moncayo and Rumiñahui, while in Quito the intensity was moderate. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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