Province
Cotopaxi
Ecuador · South America
Cotopaxi is a province of Ecuador, in South America. It spans the North Andes and South American plates. Records include 3 volcanoes and 1 major earthquake since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- WildfireMedium
- River FloodLow
- CycloneVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (3)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1996Cotopaxi, Pastaza · M 5.927 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002