Ecuador · Caldera
Cuicocha
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 3246m
- Last eruption
- 650
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3246m
- Coordinates
- 0.308, -78.364
- Last eruption
- 650
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
The scenic lake-filled Cuicocha caldera is located at the southern foot of the sharp-peaked Pleistocene Cotacachi stratovolcano about 100 km N of Quito.
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From Wikipedia
Cuicocha is a 3 km (1.9 mi) wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes.
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 2550 BCE – 650
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (1150 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 650VEI ?Geological estimate650 – end unknown
- 950 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate950 BCE – end unknown
- 1150 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate1150 BCE – end unknown
- 2550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate2550 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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