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title: "Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off coast of Ecuador"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/8461/magnitude-6-9-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-ecuador
published: 2023-03-18T18:44:06Z
language: en
author: "Bogdan Nigai"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes off coast of Ecuador

> A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, Reuters reports.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, Reuters reports.

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The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), EMSC said.
The earthquake was also felt in northern Peru.