BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Ecuador on Saturday, Trend reports citing the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.
According to the center, the epicenter of the tremors was pegged at 135 km northwest of the city of Santo Domingo with the population of 200,000 people. The seismic focus was at a depth of 40 kilometers.
There was no information on injuries, damage or a tsunami threat.