List of volcanoes in Ecuador

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This is a list of volcanoes in Ecuador that were active at least once during the Quaternary .

Mainland

image Surname mountain range Volcano type Last eruption Height [m] Geographic coordinates
Aliso Cordillera Real (Ecuador) Stratovolcano approx. 2450 BC Chr. 4267 ! 499.4666675422.000000500 ° 32 ′ 00 ″  S , 078 ° 00 ′ 00 ″  W.
Antisana.JPG Antisana Cordillera Real (Ecuador) Stratovolcano 1802 5753 ! 499.5186115421.859167500 ° 28 ′ 53 ″  S , 078 ° 08 ′ 27 ″  W.
Atacazo volcano.jpg Atacazo Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Stratovolcano 320 BC Chr. ± 16 years 4463 ! 499.6472225421.383056500 ° 21 ′ 10 ″  S , 078 ° 37 ′ 01 ″  W.
Cayambe Volcano Ecuador.jpg Cayambe Cordillera Real (Ecuador) Stratovolcano 1786 5790 ! 500.0291675422.014167500 ° 01 ′ 45 ″  N , 077 ° 59 ′ 09 ″  W.
Cerro Negro de Mayasquer Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Stratovolcano 1936 4445 ! 500.8275005422.035556500 ° 49 ′ 39 ″  N , 077 ° 57 ′ 52 ″  W.
Chacana Cordillera Real (Ecuador) Caldera 1773 4643 ! 499.6250005421.750000500 ° 22 ′ 30 ″  S , 078 ° 15 ′ 00 ″  W.
Chachimbiro.jpg Chachimbiro Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Stratovolcano approx. 3740 BC Chr. 4106 ! 500.4680565421.712778500 ° 28 ′ 05 ″  N , 078 ° 17 ′ 14 ″  W.
Tulcán, al fondo el Chiles.jpg Chiles Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Stratovolcano 0.16 mya 4723 ! 500.8208335422.065000500 ° 49 ′ 15 ″  N , 077 ° 56 ′ 06 ″  W.
Chimborazo from southwest.jpg Chimborazo Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Stratovolcano 550 AD ± 150 years 6310 ! 498.5361115421.185000501 ° 27 ′ 50 ″  S , 078 ° 48 ′ 54 ″  W.
Cotopaxi 1.JPG Cotopaxi Stratovolcano 1940 5911 ! 499.3227785421.563889500 ° 40 ′ 38 ″  S , 078 ° 26 ′ 10 ″  W.
Cuicocha, Ecuador.jpg Cuicocha Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Caldera approx. 650 AD 3246 ! 500.3083335421.636111500 ° 18 ′ 30 ″  N , 078 ° 21 ′ 50 ″  W.
Ilinizas.jpg Illinois Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Stratovolcano unknown 5248 ! 499.3405565421.286389500 ° 39 ′ 34 ″  S , 078 ° 42 ′ 49 ″  W.
Imbabura des del sud.JPG Imbabura Cordillera Real (Ecuador) 5550 BC Chr. ± 500 years 4609 ! 500.2575005421.817222500 ° 15 ′ 27 ″  N , 078 ° 10 ′ 58 ″  W.
Licto Cinder cone unknown 3336 ! 498.2197225421.386667501 ° 46 ′ 49 ″  S , 078 ° 36 ′ 48 ″  W.
Mojanda.jpg Mojanda Stratovolcanoes unknown 4263 ! 500.1333335421.733333500 ° 08′00 ″  N , 078 ° 16′00 ″  W.
Pichincha desde Itchimbia.jpg Pichincha Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Stratovolcano 2004 4784 ! 499.8291675421.401667500 ° 10 ′ 15 ″  S , 078 ° 35 ′ 54 ″  W.
Pululagua.jpg Pululahua Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Caldera approx. 290 AD 3356 ! 500.0383335421.536667500 ° 02 ′ 18 ″  N , 078 ° 27 ′ 48 ″  W.
Panorama quilotoa crater lake ecuador.jpg Quilotoa Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Caldera circa 1280 3914 ! 499.1500005421.100000500 ° 51 ′ 00 ″  S , 078 ° 54 ′ 00 ″  W.
Reventador volcano.jpg Reventador Stratovolcano 2010 3562 ! 499.9225005422.344167500 ° 04 ′ 39 ″  S , 077 ° 39 ′ 21 ″  W.
Sangay2.jpg Sangay Cordillera Real (Ecuador) Stratovolcano 2011 5230 ! 497.9975005421.659167502 ° 00 ′ 09 ″  S , 078 ° 20 ′ 27 ″  W.
So Cordillera Real (Ecuador) Stratovolcano approx. 6650 BC Chr. 3955 ! 500.5522225422.420278500 ° 33 ′ 08 ″  N , 077 ° 34 ′ 47 ″  W.
Sumaco.JPG Sumaco Galeras Napo Stratovolcano 1895 ± 30 years 3990 ! 499.4619445422.374167500 ° 32 ′ 17 ″  S , 077 ° 37 ′ 33 ″  W.
Equador Tungurahua.JPG Tungurahua Cordillera Real (Ecuador) Stratovolcano 2016 5023 ! 498.5330565421.558333501 ° 28 ′ 01 ″  S , 078 ° 26 ′ 30 ″  W.

Galapagos Islands

image Surname island Volcano type Last eruption Height [m] Geographic coordinates
Volcan Alcedo (Galapagos) .jpg Alcedo Isabela Shield volcano 1993 1130 ! 408.8833335499.566667500 ° 26 ′ 00 ″  S , 091 ° 07 ′ 00 ″  W.
Cerro Azul Galapagos.jpg Cerro Azul Isabela Shield volcano 2008 1640 ! 408.5916675499.083333500 ° 55 ′ 00 ″  S , 091 ° 24 ′ 30 ″  W.
La Cumbre - ISS.JPG La Cumbre Fernandina Shield volcano 2018 1476 ! 408.4500005499.633333500 ° 22 ′ 00 ″  S , 091 ° 33 ′ 00 ″  W.
Darwin volcano.jpg Darwin Isabela Shield volcano 1813 1330 ! 408.7166675499.816667500 ° 11 ′ 00 ″  S , 091 ° 17 ′ 00 ″  W.
Ecuador volcano.jpg Ecuador Isabela Shield volcano ≈ 1150 790 ! 408.4541675499.983333500 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  S , 091 ° 32 ′ 45 ″  W.
Genovesa Shield volcano unknown 64 ! 410.0416675500.316667500 ° 19 ′ 00 ″  N , 089 ° 57 ′ 30 ″  W.
Marchena Island.jpg Marchena Shield volcano 1991 343 ! 409.5333335500.333333500 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  N , 090 ° 28 ′ 00 ″  W.
Pinta Shield volcano 1928 780 ! 409.2500005500.583333500 ° 35 ′ 00 ″  N , 090 ° 45 ′ 00 ″  W.
Galapagos2007--22-08-23-07.JPG San Cristobal Shield volcano unknown 759 ! 410.5000005499.116667500 ° 53 ′ 00 ″  S , 089 ° 30 ′ 00 ″  W.
Santiagofromsea.jpg San Salvador (Santiago) Shield volcano 1906 920 ! 409.2333335499.783333500 ° 13 ′ 00 ″  S , 090 ° 46 ′ 00 ″  W.
Santa Cruz Galapagos.jpg Santa Cruz Shield volcano unknown 864 ! 409.6666675499.383333500 ° 37 ′ 00 ″  S , 090 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  W.
Santa Fe Shield volcano 0.72 mya 259 ! 409.9333335499.194444500 ° 48 ′ 20 ″  S , 090 ° 04 ′ 00 ″  W.
Sierra Negra Galapagos.jpg Sierra Negra Isabela Shield volcano 2005 1124 ! 408.8333335499.166667500 ° 50 ′ 00 ″  S , 091 ° 10 ′ 00 ″  W.
Wolf Volcano.jpg wolf Isabela Shield volcano 2015 1710 ! 408.6500005500.016667500 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  N , 091 ° 21 ′ 00 ″  W.

See also

Individual evidence

Main sources:

such as:

  1. a b Cerro Negro de Mayasquer in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution .