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Major Quake Strikes Central Ecuador

by Reuters

   An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 hit central Ecuador
   late on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

   The quake hit 94 km (58 miles) south of the city of Ambato at a depth
   of 112 km (69 miles), the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of
   casualties or damage.