Volcano profile

Ecuador

Sangay.

Volcano profile for Sangay 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
5,286 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
-2.005°, -78.341°
GVP number
352090

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No current eruption report

Ecuador

Sangay

Stratovolcano

Elevation
5,286 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-2.005°, -78.341°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
352090
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Sangay · Ecuador

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
26 Mar 2019Uncertain dating25 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
8 Jun 201817 Dec 20182Confirmed eruption
25 Feb 201825 Feb 20181Confirmed eruption
20 Jul 201719 Oct 20172Confirmed eruption
17 Mar 201617 Nov 20162Confirmed eruption
18 Jan 20157 Apr 20152Confirmed eruption
25 Jan 201324 May 20132Confirmed eruption
6 Jun 201119 Sep 20122Confirmed 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Sangay · No current eruption report · 5,286 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Coronel E Carvajal AirportEcuador · XMS · SEMC
    40.8 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Nearby places

MacasEcuador · 41.6 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedAiraJapanCaldera · 1,117 mEruption reportedDukonoIndonesiaVolcanic complex · 1,273 mEruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 mEruption reportedIbuIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,357 mEruption reportedKanlaonPhilippinesStratovolcano · 2,422 mEruption reportedKarangetangIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,797 mEruption reportedKlyuchevskoyRussiaStratovolcano · 4,754 mEruption reportedKrakatauIndonesiaCaldera · 285 m

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC