2025 in Ecuador

2 January — President Daniel Noboa appoints Planning Minister Sariha Moya as interim vice president.^[1]
31 January — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Napo Province, injuring three people.^[2]

3 February — President Noboa announces a 27% tariff on Mexican imports.^[3]
9 February — 2025 Ecuadorian general election (first round): No candidate fails to win a majority in the presidential election, with incumbent president Noboa winning at least 44.6% of the vote followed by Luisa González at 44.02%.^[4]

14 March — An environmental emergency is declared in Esmeraldas Province after an oil spill in the Esmeraldas River caused by a landslide rupturing a segment of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System.^[5]
19 March — A suspension bridge collapses into the Magro River near Guayaquil, bringing down seven vehicles and killing four people.^[6]

12 April — President Noboa imposes a state of emergency in Quito, Camilo Ponce Enriquez, the provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, Manabi, Santa Elena, El Oro, Orellana and Sucumbios and in all prisons nationwide, citing an increase in criminal activities.^[7]
13 April — 2025 Ecuadorian general election (second round): Incumbent president Daniel Noboa is re-elected for a second term.^[8]
17 April — Twelve people are killed in a gun attack on a cockfighting ring in La Valencia, Manabí Province.^[9]
23 April — Emelec footballer Jackson Rodríguez escapes a kidnapping attempt at his home in Guayaquil. His wife and son, who are abducted, are rescued the next day.^[10]
25 April — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits off the coast of Esmeraldas Province, destroying multiple buildings in the area^[11]^[12] and injuring 20 people.^[13]

9 May — Eleven soldiers are killed in an attack by FARC dissidents in Orellana Province.^[14]
24 May — Daniel Noboa is inaugurated for a second term as president.^[15]
26 May — A major fire breaks out at Petroecuador's main refinery in Esmeraldas Province, injuring five people.^[16]
31 May — The government issues a public apology for the abuse of workers at an abaca plantation run by the Japanese Furukawa Group in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas Province from 1963 to 2019.^[17]

10 June – Ecuador qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 0-0 draw against Peru at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Lima.^[18]
20 June – Federico Gómez Quintín, the leader of the Los Águilas gang, escapes from the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil.^[19]
25 June – José Adolfo Macías Villamar, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, is recaptured in Manta following his 2024 prison escape.^[20]
30 June – Former vice president Jorge Glas is sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment for embezzling public funds related to recovery efforts following the 2016 Ecuador earthquake.^[21]

19 July – Nine people are killed in a shooting at a billiard hall in Playas.^[22]
20 July –
- José Adolfo Macías Villamar, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, is extradited to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges.^[23]
- A pickup truck and an SUV collide in Manabí Province, killing nine people.^[24]
26 July – Ecuador deports 600 Colombian detainees through the Rumichaca Bridge in Carchi Province, prompting criticism from the Colombian government accusing its counterparts of failing to coordinate the transfer.^[25]
27 July – Seventeen people are killed in a gun attack on a bar in El Empalme.^[26]
31 July – Ecuador signs an agreement with the United States to combat transnational crime by facilitating the exchange of information on suspected criminal offenders and risk assessments of cargo and travelers.^[27]

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