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Ecuador · Stratovolcano

Pichincha Volcano

Guagua Pichincha

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
4784m
Last eruption
2002
Pichincha Volcano
Photo: Timwryan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Ecuador
Region
South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
4784m
Coordinates
-0.171, -78.598
Last eruption
2002
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Guagua Pichincha and the older Pleistocene Rucu Pichincha stratovolcanoes form a broad volcanic massif that rises immediately W of Ecuador's capital city, Quito.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Pichincha is a stratovolcano in Ecuador. The capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes.

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Eruption history

44 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
33
Uncertain eruptions
11
Span of confirmed record
7000 BCE – 2002
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 5 (930)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
9
Summary (VEI over time)
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7000 BCE~6700 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6700 BCE~6399 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?6399 BCE~6099 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?4898 BCE~4598 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3697 BCE~3396 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2195 BCE~1895 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1895 BCE~1595 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1294 BCE~994 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?93 BCE~207 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4508~808 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?808~1108 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 51408~1709 · 12 eruptions · max VEI 41709~2009 · 19 eruptions · max VEI 37000 BCE4898 BCE2495 BCE393 BCE1709

Detailed timeline

  1. 2009VEI 1Method not stated
    2009-02-16 – 2009-02-17
  2. 2008VEI 1Method not stated
    2008-02-01 – 2008-02-01
  3. 2003VEI 1Method not stated
    2003-04-17 – 2003-04-17
  4. 2002VEI 1Observed
    2002-04-16 – 2002-04-16
  5. 2002VEI 1Observed
    2002-10-11 – 2002-12-07
  6. 2001VEI 1Observed
    2001-11-26 – 2001-11-26
    North of 1981 crater
  7. 1998VEI 3Observed
    1998-08-07 – 2001-05-25
    West and SE of 1981 crater
  8. 1997VEI 1Observed
    1997-03-16 – 1997-10-18
    1981 crater
  9. 1993VEI 1Observed
    1993-03-09 – 1993-03-12
    1981 crater
  10. 1990VEI 1Observed
    1990-04-16 – 1990-05-10
    1981 crater
  11. 1985VEI 1Observed
    1985-05-16 – 1985-06-16
    1981 crater
  12. 1981VEI 1Observed
    1981-08-31 – 1982-11-16
    NE side of 1660 lava dome
  13. 1881VEI 2Observed
    1881-03-10 – end unknown
  14. 1869VEI 2Observed
    1869-03-16 – end unknown
  15. 1869VEI 2Observed
    1869-07-22 – 1869-08-24
  16. 1868VEI 2Observed
    1868-03-19 – 1868-03-22
  17. 1868VEI 2Observed
    1868-08-16 – end unknown
  18. 1831VEI 3Observed
    1831-07-02 – end unknown
  19. 1830VEI 2Observed
    1830-07-02 – end unknown
  20. 1660VEI 4Observed
    1660-10-27 – 1660-11-28
  21. 1582VEI 3Observed
    1582-06-05 – 1598
  22. 1580VEI 2Method not stated
    1580 – end unknown
  23. 1577VEI 2Method not stated
    1577 – end unknown
  24. 1575VEI 2Observed
    1575-09-08 – end unknown
  25. 1566VEI 3Observed
    1566-10-17 – 1566-11-16
  26. 1560VEI 2Method not stated
    1560 – end unknown
  27. 1539VEI 2Method not stated
    1539 – end unknown
  28. 1538VEI 3Method not stated
    1538 – end unknown
  29. 1535VEI 2Method not stated
    1535 – end unknown
  30. 1534VEI 2Method not stated
    1534 – end unknown
  31. 1533VEI 2Method not stated
    1533 – end unknown
  32. 930 (±100 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    930 – end unknown
  33. 550 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    550 – end unknown
  34. 70 (±75 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    70 – end unknown
  35. 1230 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1230 BCE – end unknown
  36. 1860 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1860 BCE – end unknown
  37. 2090 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2090 BCE – end unknown
  38. 3500 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3500 BCE – end unknown
  39. 4850 BCE (±1350 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    4850 BCE – end unknown
  40. 6200 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6200 BCE – end unknown
  41. 6300 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6300 BCE – end unknown
  42. 6400 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6400 BCE – end unknown
  43. 6650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6650 BCE – end unknown
  44. 7000 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    7000 BCE – end unknown

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