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Latest news from Sangay volcano:Saturday, Apr 27, 2013
Brief ash emissions were reported observed through satellite yesterday around noon. Ash plumes rose to about 25,000 ft (7.6 km) altitude or about 2 km above the volcano. ...
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Friday, Apr 12, 2013
Based on analyses of satellite imagery, the Washington VAAC reported that on 11 April an ash plume from Sangay drifted W.
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Sangay volcanoStratovolcano 5230 m (17,159 ft)
Ecuador, -2°S / -78.34°W Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Sangay webcams / live data [hide map] [enlarge map]
Last update: 27 Apr 2013
Typical eruption style: Explosive. In historic time: frequent, intermittent strombolian activity Sangay volcano eruptions: 1628-?, 1728-1916, 1934 - 2007 Last earthquakes nearby:
Background: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. --- Source: GVP Sangay volcano information  |
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