Volcano profile

Ecuador

Imbabura.

Volcano profile for Imbabura in Ecuador, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Compound volcano
Elevation
4,609 m
Last documented eruption
5550 BCE
Coordinates
0.258°, -78.183°
GVP number
352004

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No current eruption report

Ecuador

Imbabura

Compound volcano

Elevation
4,609 m
Last documented eruption
5550 BCE
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
0.258°, -78.183°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
352004
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Imbabura · Ecuador

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
5550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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Imbabura · No current eruption report · 4,609 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Mariscal Sucre International AirportEcuador · UIO · SEQM
    46.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lieutenant Colonel Luis A. Mantilla International AirportEcuador · TUA · SETU
    80.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • San Luis AirportColombia · IPI · SKIP
    88.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

AtuntaquiEcuador · 8.7 km

OtavaloEcuador · 9.2 km

IbarraEcuador · 12.0 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC