Ecuador · Stratovolcano
Chimborazo
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 6261m
- Last eruption
- 550
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 6261m
- Coordinates
- -1.469, -78.817
- Last eruption
- 550
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Glacier-clad Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest volcano, anchors the southern end of the country's "Avenue of Volcanoes" 30 km NW of the city of Riobamba.
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From Wikipedia
Chimborazo is a stratovolcano in Ecuador and the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around AD 550.
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Eruption history
6 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 6
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 7500 BCE (±2500 yrs) – 550
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 550 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate550 – end unknown
- 270 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate270 – end unknown
- 2500 BCE (±1500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate2500 BCE – end unknown
- 4130 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate4130 BCE – end unknown
- 5410 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate5410 BCE – end unknown
- 7500 BCE (±2500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate7500 BCE – end unknown
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