Volcano profile
Volcano profile for Cayambe in Ecuador, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.
Live map
Official VAAC areas. Observations and forecasts have separate valid times.
NOAA-20 / VIIRS · detections within 20 km of catalogue volcanoes. A heat source does not confirm an eruption.
NOAA-20 / OMPS · total SO₂ column in Dobson units (DU), assuming a plume altitude of 3 km.
Total SO₂ columns show neither an individual volcano’s daily emission rate nor directly the concentration at ground level.
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Ecuador
Compound volcano
No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.
Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Profile
All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.
| Start | End | VEI | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1785 | Mar 1786 | 2? | Confirmed eruption |
| 1700Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1590Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1570Uncertain dating | Not available | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 1440Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1290Uncertain dating | Not available | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 1270Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1040Uncertain dating | Not available | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 880Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 260Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 200Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 170Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 10Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 180 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 230 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 260 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 460 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 510 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 560 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1300 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1650 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1800 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13
Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.
QuakeMap24
Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.
Radius · 100 km
Ecuador · UIO · SEQMEcuador · TUA · SETU
Colombia · IPI · SKIPSource: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13
This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates
CayambeEcuador · 17.9 km
OtavaloEcuador · 38.3 km
IbarraEcuador · 38.8 km
QuakeMap24
Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Report status: No current eruption report
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Live aircraft · 50 km · Open Data Commons ODbL 1.0