Ecuador

The quake caused minor damage and regional blackouts

The Wikileaks founder has been living there for four and a half years

The antisecrecy group said over Twitter that it had “activated appropriate contingency plans”

It struck the same side of the country as a 7.8 magnitude earthquake last month

Survivors come to terms with the scale of the destruction

Experts say this has been an exceptional week for the earthquake-prone zone known as the Ring of Fire, but it isn't indicative of greater disasters to come