Sangay Vulkan

Updated: 18. Jun. 2025 23:55 GMT - refresh

Stratovolcano

Ecuador, -2°S / -78.34°W

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Summit height: 5230 m (17,159 ft)

Aktueller Status: Ausbruch (4 von 5)

Last update: 18 Jun 2025 (Volcanic Ash Advisory)

Sangay volcano during an eruption in Jan 2020 seen from Macas

Sangay volcano is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world and one of Ecuador's most active ones. Located isolated east of the Andean crest, with it's perfect steep cone shape and glacier-covered top, it towers majestically at 5230 m high above the Amazonian rainforest.

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Typische Aktivität: Explosive. In historic time: frequent, intermittent strombolian activity
Ausbrüche des Sangay: 1934-ongoing (as of 2020), 1728-1916, 1628 (first observation) - ?

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Beschreibung

Sangay has had frequent eruptions in historic times, mostly of strombolian type. The present-day volcano was built within horseshoe-shaped calderas of two previous edifices, which were destroyed by collapse to the east, producing large debris avalanches that reached the Amazonian lowlands. The modern edifice dates back to at least 14,000 years ago.
Sangay towers above the tropical jungle on the east side; on the other sides flat plains of ash from the volcano have been sculpted by heavy rains into steep-walled canyons up to 600 m deep. The earliest report of a historical eruption was in 1628. More or less continuous eruptions were reported from 1728 until 1916, and again from 1934 to the present. The more or less constant eruptive activity has caused frequent changes to the morphology of the summit crater complex.

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Source: GVP Sangay volcano information

Bedeutende Vulkanausbrüche: Sangay volcano

In the past 10,000 years, Sangay has had at least 11 confirmed eruptions, all documented by historical records or observations.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Sangay volcano in historic times and during the past 10,000 years. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Sangay can be found on the news page of Sangay volcano.

Datum	Hinweis	VEI	Todesopfer	Schaden
2019 Mär 26 - anhaltend	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
2021 Mär 5 (Ausbruch 2019 Mär 26 - anhaltend)	Hist. dokumentiert	2		mittel	Info
2021 Mär 5: Ash plumes were notable during 5-6 March and impacted communities downwind with ashfall [...] SNGRE reported that the ashfall affected a total of 108,457 people (23,750 families) as well as numerous crops and animals; they distributed volcano-related aid kits to impacted populations. (reference #2432) Forty-two thousand hectares of crops are destroyed, while some forty-seven thousand animals are affected. (reference #12896) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). #12896 Ecuavisa (Ecuador) (2021): Las provincias mas afectadas por la ceniza del Sangay. Published 08 March 2021. Link. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
2018 Aug 8 - Dez 7	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
2018 Feb 25	Summit crater Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
2017 Jul 20 - Okt 19	Summit crater Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
2016 Mär 17 ±2 d. - Nov 17	Summit crater Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
2015 Jan 18 - Apr 7	Summit crater complex Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
2013 Jan 25 - Mai 24	Summit crater complex Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
2011 Jun 6 - 2012 Sep 19	Summit crater complex Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1934 Aug 8 - 2011 Mär 2	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1976 Aug 12 (Ausbruch 1934 Aug 8 - 2011 Mär 2)	Hist. dokumentiert	3	2	unbekannt	Info
1976 Aug 12: 2 killed and 4 seriously injured as British Vulcan Expedition neared summit of perennially active cone. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1728 Sep 30 ±30 d. - 1916 oder davor	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1628 AD Okt	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt

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Anmerkung:

Unsere Liste von Vulkanausbrüchen orientiert sich eng an der Datenbank des Global Volcanism Project (GVP) des Smithsonian Instituts, der international anerkanntesten globalen Datenquelle für Vulkanausbrüche. Sie schließt aber auch bedeutende Eruptionsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Vulkanereignisse ein. Unter "Vulkanausbrüchen" versteht man in der Regel meist Serien einzelner Eruptionsepisoden, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen oder sich (bei mehreren beteiligten Ausbruchspunkten an einem Vulkan) auch überlappen können und unter Umständen viele Jahre, Jahrzehnte oder noch länger andauern können. So ist z.B. die aktuelle Tätigkeit des Stromboli als ein einziger Ausbruch verstanden, der seit 1934 anhält.

Quellen: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Sangay Volcano FAQ

+When was the last eruption of Sangay volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of Sangay began in 2019 and is continuing (as of June 2025).

+How often does Sangay volcano erupt?

Sangay volcano erupts almost every year. Since its first historically documented eruption 1628 AD, Sangay has often been near-continuously active. The Global Volcanism Project counts 11 historic eruptions until now, spanning a total of 281 out of 397 years. In other words, Sangay is active roughly every one in 1.4 years on average. This value is likely an underestimate, because the known history of eruption might not contain all eruptions, especially further back in time. The last eruption of Sangay began in 2019 and is continuing (as of June 2025).

+How active is Sangay volcano at present?

Sangay volcano is extremely active: Since 1900, it has been near-continuously active, showing eruptive activity during 108 years out of 126 as of now. The latest eruption is still continuing at present.

+When was the largest eruption of Sangay volcano?

The largest eruption of Sangay volcano in historic times occurred während 1934 - 2011. It ranks as a "vulcanian" eruption with a magnitude 3 on the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) scale.

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Sangay Vulkan Karten

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