Shield volcanoes

Wolf

Wolf (Ecuador) is a shield volcano. It rises to 1,710 m above sea level. The GVP records 16 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2022.

Elevation
1,710 m
Last eruption
2022
Confirmed eruptions
16
Max VEI
4
Country
Ecuador
Location
0.02° N, 91.35° W
Region (GVP)
Galapagos Hotspot Volcano Group
GVP type
Shield
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Main rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

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
6 January 2022 14 April 2022 2 Observations: Reported
25 May 2015 16 July 2015 4 a fissure on the SE edge of the caldera, on the NE, E, and SE flanks, and within the summit caldera · Observations: Reported
28 August 1982 6 September 1982 1 Caldera and SE flank (875 m) · Observations: Reported
4 March 1963 16 March 1963 0 SE flank (610 m) · Observations: Reported
24 January 1948 31 January 1948 2 SE flank (1200 m) · Observations: Reported
2 July 1938 — ? Observations: Reported
16 February 1935 — ? Observations: Reported
2 July 1933 — 0 Observations: Reported
11 April 1925 26 March 1926 1 ESE flank · Observations: Reported
26 August 1859 29 August 1859 ? Observations: Reported
27 September 1849 27 September 1849 0 Volcano Uncertain: either Wolf or Darwin · Observations: Reported
21 August 1800 21 August 1800 2 Observations: Reported
August 1797 — ? Observations: Reported
c. 1450 — 0 Lower NE and SE flanks · Isotopic: Cosmic Ray Exposure
c. 950 — 0 Lower NE flank · Isotopic: Cosmic Ray Exposure
150 ± 800 years — 0 Lower SW flank · Isotopic: Cosmic Ray Exposure

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#353020)