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    Cerro Azul

    Shield volcano · 1,640 m · Ecuador

    Cerro Azul
    Photo: Tom Simkin (Smithsonian Institution) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Cerro Azul sits on the Nazca Plate, in a rift zone. 15 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2008. Its major eruptions caused at least 1 deaths.

    Elevation
    1,640 m
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Rift zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Nazca Plate
    Country
    Ecuador
    Last Eruption
    2008
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    15
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3
    Known Fatalities
    1

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    950 BCE · VEI 0550 BCE · VEI 01250 · VEI 018501932 · VEI 11940 · VEI 01943 · VEI 3 · deadly eruption1948 · VEI 01949 · VEI 019511959 · VEI 219681979 · VEI 21998 · VEI 12008 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 950 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata