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    Volcán Wolf

    Shield volcano · 1,710 m · Ecuador

    Volcán Wolf
    Photo: NASA Landsat 7 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Volcán Wolf sits on the Nazca Plate, in a rift zone. 17 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2022.

    Elevation
    1,710 m
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Rift zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Nazca Plate
    Country
    Ecuador
    Last Eruption
    2022
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    17
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4

    Eruption Timeline

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

    150 · VEI 0950 · VEI 01450 · VEI 017971800 · VEI 21849 · VEI 018591925 · VEI 11933 · VEI 0193519381948 · VEI 21963 · VEI 019731982 · VEI 12015 · VEI 42022 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 1501500180019002000

    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