Sources: CNN
At least seven people are killed in a mass shooting at a billiard hall in Santo Domingo, Ecuador. 2025-08-17
A Mw 6.3 earthquake strikes Esmeraldas, Ecuador, shutting down power, damaging 800 buildings and injuring 32 people. 2025-04-25
Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso declares a nationwide state of emergency, citing an increase in drug-related crime. 2021-10-18
Twenty-four people are killed and 42 others are wounded during a battle between rival gangs at a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Some of the inmates were armed with guns and grenades. 2021-09-28
The United Nations World Food Programme announces it is stepping up assistance to Ecuador’s most vulnerable areas following an earthquake that killed over 650 people. 2016-04-25
Ecuador issues a volcano alert for Tungurahua covering nearby Tungurahua and Chimborazo provinces. 2012-12-16
Authorities in Ecuador order the evacuation of people from the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano after it begins spewing ash. 2010-12-4
Thousands of people flee the Pacaya volcano in Guatemala and the Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador following eruptions. 2010-05-29