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Sangay volcano

Sangay

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
5286m
Last eruption
2026
Sangay volcano
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Ecuador
Region
South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
5286m
Coordinates
-2.005, -78.341
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The isolated Sangay volcano, located east of the Andean crest, is the southernmost of Ecuador's volcanoes and its most active.

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From Wikipedia

Sangay is an active stratovolcano in central Ecuador. It exhibits mostly strombolian activity. Geologically, Sangay marks the southern boundary of the Northern Volcanic Zone, and its position straddling two major pieces of crust accounts for its high level of activity. Sangay's approximately 500,000-year-old history is one of instability; two previous versions of the mountain were destroyed in massive flank collapses, evidence of which still litters its surroundings today.

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Eruption history

11 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
11
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1628 – 2026
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1934, the most recent of 3)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
9
Summary (VEI over time)
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1628~1667 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31706~1745 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31902~1941 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31980~2019 · 8 eruptions · max VEI 216281706182419021980

Detailed timeline

  1. 2019VEI 2Observed
    2019-03-26 – 2026-03-25
  2. 2018VEI 1Observed
    2018-02-25 – 2018-02-25
    Summit crater
  3. 2018VEI 2Observed
    2018-06-08 – 2018-12-17
    Central summit crater
  4. 2017VEI 2Observed
    2017-07-20 – 2017-10-19
    Summit crater
  5. 2016VEI 2Observed
    2016-03-17 – 2016-11-17
    Summit crater
  6. 2015VEI 2Observed
    2015-01-18 – 2015-04-07
    Summit crater complex
  7. 2013VEI 2Observed
    2013-01-25 – 2013-05-24
    Summit crater complex
  8. 2011VEI 2Observed
    2011-06-06 – 2012-09-19
    Summit crater complex
  9. 1934VEI 3Observed
    1934-08-08 – 2011-03-02
  10. 1728VEI 3Observed
    1728-09-30 – 1916-07-02
  11. 1628VEI 3Observed
    1628-10 – end unknown

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