7.8 Magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador

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Sun, 17 Apr 2016 02:46 UTC

An earthquake measuring 7.8 occurred off the coast of Ecuador, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The number of victims of the earthquake that shook coastal Ecuador earlier in the day has reached 28 people, local media reported, citing Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas.

According to the El Telegrafo newspaper, 16 people were killed in the city of Portoviejo, 10 died in the city of Manta and two others became victims of the quake in the Guayas province.

Tremors were recorded at 11:58 p.m. UTC time (02:58 MSK). According to the USGS, the epicenter of the quake was 17 miles away from the coastal town of Muisne and just over 100 miles away from the capital Quito.

Damage in Quito, Ecuador from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. pic.twitter.com/h5l2Q4KsWS— Scott Meiklejohn (@ScottyTWN) April 17, 2016

Hazardous tsunami waves of up to one meter (3.2 feet) above the tide level are possible in Ecuador, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said in a forecast after a powerful earthquake shook the coast of the country.

Images of the destruction caused by #EcuadorEarthquake. State of emergency declared. #Ecuador pic.twitter.com/v7NzE2AX0C
— Natasha Fatah (@NatashaFatah) April 17, 2016

"Tsunami waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meters above the tide level are possible for some coasts of Ecuador," the PTWC said in a statement.

Reader Comments

gdpetti · 2016-04-17T03:16:28Z

hmmm...

Well, 'they' did say 'soon'.

Luther · 2016-04-17T07:29:22Z

An entirely predictable mega-thrust

This mega-thrust Ecuadorian earthquake was entriely predictable. Unlike other extreme weather phenomena occurring these days, this earthquake is a direct response to stress building up between the Nazca and South American plates. That stress buildup would occur in both the tectonic plate and expanding Earth models. It was predictable because of the constancy of the ocean floor spreading and occurs on average every 18.5 years. It has been 18 years since the last one. This very obvious pattern has not been recognized because of the utterly stupid argument that the 1942, 1958, and 1979 quakes either equal or do not equal the 1906 quake. The 1906 to 1942 gap is exactly two 18 year cycles. My guess is that because the 1906 quake was an 8.3, the missing 1925 quake went unnoticed, possibly being as small as a 6.9. But it certainly did occur whether the USGS is aware of it or not. We know this again because the spreading of the ocean floor crust is so predictable. Ignoring the 1956 7.0 didn't help either because it caused the rupture zone to seem smaller than it was and the 18 year cycle was then not noticed because the 1998 7.2 was ignored. (For some reason the southern most quakes in the rupture zone are smaller and the northern most are larger.)

The loss of life is sad, but my fellow Ecuadorians should know that this WILL NOT OCCUR FOR ANOTHER 18 YEARS. Of course, the problem in saying this is that the whole world is on the brink of destruction. Then again, I would not be here if it were not for the fact that "The Gathering" is in Ecuador, high in the Andes, exactly where Jesus Christ wants us. The genetic diversity in the gathering is clearly Gods doing. If you hear my voice, there is still time for you to escape certain death in North America. Seek me out on the other side of the event, because God tells me someone is listening. I would like to meet you in person.

Luther · 2016-04-17T08:06:32Z

And oh...

There were two quakes in the 1950's cycle because that was the peak of the Modern Maxima. And I also forgot to mention that even if you insist on the "what equals the 1906" argument, according to the USGS, an 8.3 releases as much energy as 5.6 7.8's. Here is the energy release since 1906:

1925 7.0 (year and magnitude estimated)
1942 7.8
1956. 7.0
1958 7.6
1979. 7.7
1998 7.2
2016. 7.8

Even using this totally fallacious argument, this episode is behind Ecuador, at least for another 18 years, but the world as we know it will not exist in another 18 years.

You Freemasons about to be violently electrocuted (read pholes) underground in the Western United States should take note on how to behave when in pocession of advanced knowledge. All of you, including Pythagorus, were wrong to think these matters were ever in your control. Jesus speaks to The Gathering as if he were here in person. By the way, Jesus says to tell you that the archectecture was pretty cool stuff. I guess it wasn't all bad.

VChristine · 2016-04-17T15:33:26Z

Interesting that the epicenter of the quake is in Quito, the city in Ecuador famous for being a favorite place for American ex pats, who think they will escape the coming tribulation there.

I cannot help but wonder if the Lord is saying.. 'There is nowhere to be safe from what's coming except that you are 'separated in Me'. Else, as the scripture says.. 'trouble will find you'. Amos 9:1,2

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