Volcano profile

Ecuador

Cotopaxi.

Volcano profile for Cotopaxi 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
Stratovolcano
Elevation
5,911 m
Last documented eruption
2023
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 5 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-0.677°, -78.436°
GVP number
352050

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No current eruption report

Ecuador

Cotopaxi

Stratovolcano

Elevation
5,911 m
Last documented eruption
2023
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-0.677°, -78.436°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
352050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Cotopaxi · Ecuador

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
21 Oct 20226 Jul 20232Confirmed eruption
14 Aug 201524 Jan 20162Confirmed eruption
17 Feb 194219 Feb 19423?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1940Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Feb 1939Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1931Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1926Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1922Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19082 Jul 19141Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1907Not available2Confirmed eruption
21 Aug 190619 Sep 19062Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1905Not available2Confirmed eruption
26 Sep 190316 Dec 19043Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1895Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1886Not available2Confirmed eruption
23 Jul 1885Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1883Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 1883Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 188216 Mar 18822Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 188016 Jul 18803Confirmed eruption
26 Feb 187919 Jun 18792Confirmed eruption
23 Aug 187824 Aug 18782Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 18772 Sep 18774Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18702 Jul 18762Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 186916 Aug 18693Confirmed eruption
15 Aug 186816 Aug 18682Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1867Not available2Confirmed eruption
21 Sep 186626 Sep 18662Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1863Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18602 Jul 18622Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1859Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 185816 Dec 18582Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1857Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 185616 Dec 18562Confirmed eruption
16 May 1856Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1855Not available2Confirmed eruption
14 Sep 1854Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Apr 1854Not available2Confirmed eruption
13 Sep 185315 Sep 18533Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1852Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1851Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1850Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1845Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1844Not available2Confirmed eruption
4 Jan 18035 Jan 18033Confirmed eruption
4 Apr 1768Not available4Confirmed eruption
10 Feb 1766Dec 17663Confirmed eruption
2 Sep 17504 Sep 17502Confirmed eruption
174717492Confirmed eruption
Feb 1746Not available2Confirmed eruption
May 1744Dec 17444Confirmed eruption
27 Sep 17434 Oct 17432Confirmed eruption
Apr 1743Not available3?Confirmed eruption
9 Dec 1742Not available3?Confirmed eruption
15 Jun 1742Jul 17423?Confirmed eruption
174017412Confirmed eruption
1738Not available2Confirmed eruption
1698Not available3?Confirmed eruption
Jun 1534Jul 15344Confirmed eruption
Oct 1533Nov 15332Confirmed eruption
15 Nov 1532Not available4Confirmed eruption
1350Uncertain datingNot available4+Confirmed eruption
1260Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1130Uncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
950Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
770Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
740Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
550Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
370Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
180Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
150Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
70Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
230 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
400 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1050 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1510 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2050 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
2220 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2250 BCENot available—Confirmed eruption
2640 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
3280 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
3880 BCEUncertain datingNot available5+Confirmed eruption
4350 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
5820 BCEUncertain datingNot available5+Confirmed eruption
7690 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

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Cotopaxi · No current eruption report · 5,911 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Cotopaxi International AirportEcuador · LTX · SELT
    32.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Mariscal Sucre International AirportEcuador · UIO · SEQM
    62.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: 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

Nearby places

MachachiEcuador · 23.6 km

LatacungaEcuador · 34.9 km

PujilíEcuador · 42.6 km

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

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC