New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck near the coast of the Ecuador region, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles), EMSC said.

Earlier, EMSC had put the magnitude at 6.2, which was later revised to 5.6.

Meanwhile, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 244 kilometers (152 miles), the EMSC said.

Further on October 21, an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 struck Pakistan, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80km.

On the same day, another earthquake of magnitude 4.0 ...