Sources: CNN
A civilian is killed and twelve soldiers are injured during clashes between security forces and Indigenous protesters in Cayambe, Pichincha, Ecuador, over the government’s decision to end a diesel fuel subsidy. 2025-09-28
A Mw 6.3 earthquake strikes Esmeraldas, Ecuador, shutting down power, damaging 800 buildings and injuring 32 people. 2025-04-25
An Ecuadorian judge issues arrest warrants for 16 soldiers accused of the disappearance and murder of four children in Guayaquil after genetic tests confirm the charred remains found near a military base belong to the missing victims. 2024-12-31
Ecuador ends the restrictions of public and private gathering designated to curb the spread of COVID-19 after the country reached 85% of its vaccinated population. 2022-03-18
Four mountain climbers are killed by an avalanche on the Chimborazo volcano in the Andes in Ecuador. 2021-10-24
Anti-government protesters parade captured police officers in the Ecuadorian capital Quito, which is de facto under the control of protesters and the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador. The officers were not harmed, though they were forced to address a large crowd calling on President Lenín Moreno to step down, which was broadcast live by several private broadcasters after being ordered to do so by indigenous leaders. 2019-10-10
A bus crash in southern Ecuador, leave 12 dead and 27 injured. 2018-09-18
The death toll from Saturday night's earthquake in Ecuador rises to 262 with more than 2,500 people injured. 2016-04-17
Two of four trapped Ecuadorean gold miners are found dead near the town of Portovelo. 2010-10-16
At least 8 police officers are killed and several others are wounded in San Miguel, Putumayo, Colombia, near its border with Ecuador. 2 of the perpetrators are then killed in the jungle. 2010-09-11