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    Fernandina

    Shield volcano · 1,476 m · Ecuador

    Fernandina
    Photo: unnamed NASA astronaut · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Fernandina sits on the Nazca Plate, in a rift zone. 33 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2024.

    Elevation
    1,476 m
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Rift zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Nazca Plate
    Country
    Ecuador
    Last Eruption
    2024
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    33
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4

    Eruption Timeline

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

    950 · VEI 01150 · VEI 01550 · VEI 01813 · VEI 21814 · VEI 21817 · VEI 21819 · VEI 21825 · VEI 31846 · VEI 01888 · VEI 11917 · VEI 019261927 · VEI 01937 · VEI 01958 · VEI 21961 · VEI 21968 · VEI 21968 · VEI 41972 · VEI 01973 · VEI 21977 · VEI 11978 · VEI 21981 · VEI 01984 · VEI 11988 · VEI 21991 · VEI 21995 · VEI 22005 · VEI 22009 · VEI 22017 · VEI 22018 · VEI 12020 · VEI 02024 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 9501500180019002000

    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