Ecuador · Stratovolcano
Chachimbiro
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 4106m
- Last eruption
- -3740
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 4106m
- Coordinates
- 0.468, -78.287
- Last eruption
- -3740
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
The Chachimbiro volcanic complex lies about 25 km NW of the city of Ibarra.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 3740 BCE – 3740 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (3740 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 3740 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate3740 BCE – end unknownNNE flank (Pitzantzi lava dome)
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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