Dhaka, April 26 -- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck near the coast of Ecuador, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).The quake was at a depth of 23km (14.29 miles), EMSC said.Images shared online show buildings visibly damaged in the earthquake. There were no immediate reports of casualties.Ecuador has a long and painful history of seismic disasters.In 2013, a quake that rattled northern Peru and southern Ecuador left at least 14 people dead and destroyed homes, schools and health clinics.Three years later, in 2016, a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake - Ecuador's strongest since 1979 - killed at least 77 people and injured more than 500 others.The country lies along the Pacific's "Ring of Fire", a volat...
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