Stratovolcanoes

Tungurahua

Tungurahua (Ecuador) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 5,023 m above sea level. The GVP records 31 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2016.

Elevation
5,023 m
Last eruption
2016
Confirmed eruptions
31
Max VEI
5
Country
Ecuador
Location
1.47° S, 78.44° W
Region (GVP)
Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
14 December 2012 16 March 2016 3 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
27 November 2011 4 September 2012 ? Summit crater · Observations: Reported
20 April 2011 26 May 2011 2 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
22 November 2010 2 January 2011 3 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
1 January 2010 1 August 2010 3 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
5 October 1999 8 July 2009 3 Observations: Reported
3 March 1916 1 December 1925 4 Observations: Reported
11 January 1886 2 July 1888 4 Observations: Reported
16 January 1885 16 October 1885 2 Observations: Reported
10 September 1857 — 2 Observations: Reported
3 January 1776 — 2 Observations: Reported
4 February 1773 July 1773 3 Observations: Reported
1644 1646 2 Observations: Reported
1640 1641 3 Observations: Reported
1557 — 2 Observations: Reported
1350 ± 50 years — 3 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1250 ± 50 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1030 ± 75 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 800 — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
730 ± 200 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 600 — 3 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
480 ± 75 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 350 — 3 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 200 — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 100 — 3 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 50 BCE — 3 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 100 BCE — 3 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
270 BCE ± 100 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 500 BCE — 3 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
1,010 BCE ± 100 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 7,750 BCE — 4 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#352080)