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 Nevado Cayambe is a massive volcanic complex in northern Ecuador, 60 km NE of the city of Quito and only 15 km E of the 20,000 inhabitants city of Cayambe. The equator passes through its southern flank. The andesitic-dacitic volcano is located on the isolated western edge of the Cordillera Real in the Ecuadorian Andes, east of the Inter-Andean Valley.
The volcano is capped by extensive glaciers, which descend to 4200 m on the eastern Amazonian side. It contains 2 summit lava domes located about 1.5 km apart, the western of which is the highest. Several other lava domes are located on the upper flanks and have been the source of pyroclastic flows down the lower flanks of the volcano.
La Virgen is a prominent young cinder cone on the lower eastern flank, which erupted thick andesitic lava flows that reached 10 km to the east.
There is only one confirmed historic eruption, during 1785-86, but recent studies have shown that the volcano has produced frequent explosive eruptions during the past 4000 years.
estratovolcán 5790 m / 18,996 ft Ecuador, 0.03°N / -77.99°W Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)| ReportsCayambe volcano booksErupciones del volcán Cayambe:1785-86, 1700(?), 1590(?), 1570(?), 1440(?), 1290(?), 1270(?), 1040(?), 880(?), 260 AD (?), 200 AD (?), 170 AD (?), 10 AD (?), 180 BC (?), 230 BC (?), 260 BC (?), 460 BC, 510 BC (?), 560 BC (?), 1300 BC (?), 1650 BC (?), 1800 BC (?) Typical eruption style:explosive Últimos terremotos cercanos
Latest satellite images  Cayambe volcano news & activity updates:Wed, 1 Aug 2018, 15:00
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX23 at 14:50 UTC, 01/08/18 from KNES [ Menos] [ leer todo] Wed, 7 Dec 2016, 11:26  Current earthquakes (yellow: Sep-Dec 2016; blue: June 2016) under Cayambe (image: IGEPN) El volcán se ha convertido en un inquieto. Científicos del Ecuador Instituto de Geofísica (IGEPN) registraron un aumento en el número de terremotos en el volcán que muestra un nuevo informe. La sismicidad creciente podría ser (pero no debe ser) un precursor de la renovada actividad en el futuro a medio plazo (semanas, meses?). ...màsUn aumento de terremotos comenzó el 5 de junio este año cuando un enjambre sísmico de terremotos comenzó que sumaron más de 2300 eventos al final del mes. Los terremotos se produjeron concentrados en una zona NE del volcán y fueron volcán tectónicas en origen, probablemente causado por una intrusión de magma en profundidad causando la presurización y fracturación de rocas. Tras el enjambre de junio, el volcán regresó a calmar otra vez primero. Nuevos terremotos comenzaron a aparecer en números crecientes de septiembre y han continuado. Diferente en junio, los terremotos han sido concentrados en el área de la Cumbre del volcán y estado mostrando una tendencia ascendente en profundidad.
Seismic swarm under Cayambe in June 2016 (IGEPN) [ Menos] [ leer todo]
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