The temblor happened at 6:44 a.m. Ecuador time about 12 miles northeast of Esmeraldas ... U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. Source: United States Geological Survey | Notes ...

A massive oil spill in Ecuador, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple rivers and a key wildlife refuge in thick, black sludge, impacting more than half a million residents.