Ecuador was hit by an aftershock of 6.8 magnitude Wednesday at 2:57 a.m., striking the northern coast, near Rosa Zarate and Muisne. It was a result of the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 16 that cost almost 700 deaths and 12,000 injuries, with over 24,000 buildings and homes damaged.
At a press conference early Wednesday, President Rafael Correa at the site of ECU911 in Quito, said that aftershocks were normal for up to two months after an earthquake and called for calm. He added that there were no reports of victims or infrastructural damages or of a tsunami warning. "Our nation can go to sleep assured that everything is fine," he said.
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