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Chimborazo
Stratovolcano · 6,261 m · Ecuador
Chimborazo sits on the North Andes Plate, in a subduction zone. 6 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 550.
- Elevation
- 6,261 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Ecuador
- Last Eruption
- 550
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 6
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 200,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 27 kmGuaranda28,000 people
- 29 kmRiobamba172,000 people
- 31 kmAmbato281,000 people
- 64 kmLatacunga95,000 people
- 88 kmBabahoyo76,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption 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