Ecuador · Compound volcano
Imbabura Volcano
Imbabura
- Type
- Compound volcano
- Elevation
- 4609m
- Last eruption
- -5550
- Type
- Compound volcano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 4609m
- Coordinates
- 0.258, -78.183
- Last eruption
- -5550
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Imbabura volcano rises to the north above scenic Laguna de San Pablo in the Interandean valley about 60 km N of Quito.
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From Wikipedia
Imbabura is an inactive stratovolcano in northern Ecuador. Although it has not erupted for about 7,500 years, it is not thought to be extinct. Imbabura is intermittently capped with snow and has no permanent glaciers.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5550 BCE (±500 yrs) – 5550 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 5550 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate5550 BCE – end unknownHuarmi Imbabura
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