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Reventador

Stratovolcano · Ecuador · 3562m

A steam-and-gas plume rises from the central cone of Reventador volcano in this March 11, 2005 aerial view from the SE. Several lava flows generated during eruptions in 2002 and 2004-2005 are visible on the south and SE flanks of the central cone. The 3562-m-high central cone was constructed within the large 4-km-wide horseshoe-shaped caldera breached to the east (lower right). The caldera was formed during a major collapse of the volcano, which produced a massive debris avalanche that swept into the Amazon basin.
A steam-and-gas plume rises from the central cone of Reventador volcano in this March 11, 2005 aerial view from the SE. Several lava flows generated during eruptions in 2002 and 2004-2005 are visible on the south and SE flanks of the central cone. The 3562-m-high central cone was constructed within the large 4-km-wide horseshoe-shaped caldera breached to the east (lower right). The caldera was formed during a major collapse of the volcano, which produced a massive debris avalanche that swept into the Amazon basin. · Photo: Photo by Patricio Ramon, 2005 (Instituto Geofisca, Escuela Politecnica Nacional). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Ecuador
Region
South America Volcanic Regions / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3562m
Coordinates
-0.077, -77.656
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

Volcán El Reventador is the most frequently active of a chain of Ecuadorian volcanoes in the Cordillera Real, well east of the principal volcanic axis. The forested, dominantly andesitic stratovolcano has 4-km-wide avalanche scarp open to the E formed by edifice collapse. A young, unvegetated, cone rises from the amphitheater floor to a height comparable to the rim. It has been the source of numerous lava flows as well as explosive eruptions visible from Quito, about 90 km ESE. Frequent lahars in this region of heavy rainfall have left extensive deposits on the scarp slope. The largest recorded eruption took place in 2002, producing a 17-km-high eruption column, pyroclastic flows that traveled up to 8 km, and lava flows from summit and flank vents.

From Wikipedia

Reventador is an active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes of Ecuador. It lies in a remote area of the national park of the same name, which is Spanish for "exploder". Since 1541, it has erupted over 25 times, although its isolated location means that many of its eruptions have gone unreported.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1541~1588 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31588~1634 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31681~1728 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31775~1821 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31821~1868 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 31868~1915 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 31915~1961 · 7 eruptions · max VEI 31961~2008 · 7 eruptions · max VEI 415411634177518681961

Detailed timeline

  1. 2008VEI 2Observed
    2008-07-27 – 2026-03-25
  2. 2007VEI 2Observed
    2007-03-15 – 2007-10-11
  3. 2004VEI 2Observed
    2004-11-07 – 2006-03-16
  4. 2002VEI 4Observed
    2002-11-03 – 2003-01-10
    Summit and SE flank (2600 m)
  5. 1976VEI 2Observed
    1976-01-04 – 1976-05-16
  6. 1973VEI 3Observed
    1973-11-16 – 1974-07-16
  7. 1972VEI 2Observed
    1972-07-16 – 1972-09-16
  8. 1960VEI 3Observed
    1960-06-16 – Ongoing
  9. 1958VEI 3Observed
    1958-11-16 – Ongoing
  10. 1955VEI 2Observed
    1955-07-02 – Ongoing
  11. 1944VEI 3Observed
    1944-02-24 – 1944-03-01
  12. 1936VEI 3Observed
    1936-08-27 – Ongoing
  13. 1929VEI 3Observed
    1929 – Ongoing
  14. 1926VEI 3Observed
    1926-01-05 – 1926-05
  15. 1912VEI 3Observed
    1912-02 – 1912-03
  16. 1898VEI 3Observed
    1898-04-08 – 1906
  17. 1894VEI 3Observed
    1894 – Ongoing
  18. 1871VEI 2Observed
    1871-01-30 – Ongoing
  19. 1856VEI 3Observed
    1856-12-12 – 1856-12-13
  20. 1844VEI 3Observed
    1844 – Ongoing
  21. 1843VEI 2Observed
    1843 – Ongoing
  22. 1843VEI 3Observed
    1843-12-07 – Ongoing
  23. 1797VEI 3Observed
    1797-01 – Ongoing
  24. 1691VEI 3Observed
    1691 – Ongoing
  25. 1590VEI 3Observed
    1590 – Ongoing
    Volcano Uncertain: possibly Antisana
  26. 1541VEI 3Observed
    1541-04 – Ongoing

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