2016 Ecuador earthquake
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The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at 18:58:37 ECT with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII. The very large thrust earthquake was centered approximately 27
Severe damage caused by the earthquake.
Fatalities table
Injures table
The collapsed overpass in Guayaquil
Jorge Glas
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Jorge David Glas Espinel is an Ecuadorian politician and electrical engineer. He served as Vice President of Ecuador from 24 May 2013 to 13 December 2017. Then Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno suspen
2016 Ecuador earthquake
…anticipated to reach a total of $2 billion; national sales tax has been raised as have income taxes on Ecuadorians. On 30 June 2025, former vice president Jorge Glas was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment for embezzling public funds related to recovery efforts following the earthquake. List of earthquakes in 2016…
Glas in 2013