Cotacachi volcano

Updated: Aug 12, 2022 23:28 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano 4939 m / 16204 ft
Ecuador, 0.36°N / -78.35°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Cotacachi volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

The steep-sided Pleistocene stratovolcano Cotacachi rises above Cuicocha caldera to the south.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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