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Cotopaxi: eruption history
Elevation5,911 m
TypeStratovolcano
Confirmed eruptions85#1 of 35 in country
Latest eruption2022-10-21
Largest VEI5
Location-0.68, -78.44
Eruptions per century (since 1500)
3
1
12
32
10
2
By VEI
1
45
12
14
7
Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)
| Start | VEI | End | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-21 | 2 | 2023 | Summit crater |
| 2015-08-14 | 2 | 2016 | Summit crater |
| 1940-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1939-02-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1931-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1926-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1922-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1908-07-02 | 1 | 1914 | |
| 1907-06-16 | 2 | – | |
| 1906-08-21 | 2 | 1906 | |
| 1905-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1903-09-26 | 3 | 1904 | |
| 1895-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1886-01-16 | 2 | – | |
| 1885-07-23 | 2 | – | |
| 1883-12-16 | 2 | – | |
| 1883-08-16 | 2 | – | |
| 1882-01-16 | 2 | 1882 | |
| 1880-02-16 | 3 | 1880 | |
| 1879-02-26 | 2 | 1879 | |
| 1878-08-23 | 2 | 1878 | |
| 1877-01-16 | 4 | 1877 | |
| 1870-07-02 | 2 | 1876 | |
| 1869-07-16 | 3 | 1869 | |
| 1868-08-15 | 2 | 1868 | |
| 1867-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1866-09-21 | 2 | 1866 | |
| 1863-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1860-07-02 | 2 | 1862 | |
| 1859-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1858-11-16 | 2 | 1858 | |
| 1857-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1856-10-16 | 2 | 1856 | |
| 1856-05-16 | 2 | – | |
| 1855-11-16 | 2 | – | |
| 1854-09-14 | 2 | – | |
| 1854-04-03 | 2 | – | |
| 1853-09-13 | 3 | 1853 | |
| 1852-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1851-06-16 | 2 | – | |
| 1850-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1845-04-16 | 2 | – | |
| 1844-07-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1803-01-04 | 3 | 1803 | |
| 1768-04-04 | 4 | – | |
| 1766-02-10 | 3 | 1766 | |
| 1750-09-02 | 2 | 1750 | |
| 1747 | 2 | 1749 | |
| 1746-02 | 2 | – | |
| 1744-05 | 4 | 1744 | |
| 1743-09-27 | 2 | 1743 | |
| 1743-04 | 3 | – | |
| 1742-12-09 | 3 | – | |
| 1742-06-15 | 3 | 1742 | |
| 1740 | 2 | 1741 | |
| 1738 | 2 | – | |
| 1698 | 3 | – | |
| 1534-06 | 4 | 1534 | |
| 1533-10 | 2 | 1533 | |
| 1532-11-15 | 4 | – |
Nearby volcanoes
| Volcano | Distance | Eruptions |
|---|---|---|
| Iliniza | 31 km | 0 |
| Antisana | 39 km | 2 |
| Chacana | 39 km | 5 |
| Atacazo | 41 km | 4 |
| Aliso | 51 km | 1 |
| Quilotoa | 56 km | 1 |
| Guagua Pichincha | 59 km | 33 |
| Pululahua | 81 km | 4 |
Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.