Volcanic eruption
See 1999 on the mapEruption of Tungurahua
5 Oct 1999 – 8 Jul 2009 · 1.47° S, 78.44° W
Tungurahua is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity restarted on August 19, 1999, and is ongoing as of 2023, with several eruptive episodes since then, the most recent lasting from February 26 to March 16, 2016.
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What the records say
- When
- 5 Oct 1999 – 8 Jul 2009
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 1.47° S, 78.44° W
- Vei
- 3
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 352080
- Eruption number
- 11643
Includes 5 events
Nearby in time and place
- Cubana de Aviación Flight 38929 Aug 1998 · Air disaster
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- Incendio en la Bahía de 19975 Dec 1997 · Fire
- Earthquake — Ecuador: Bahia De Caraquez, Canoa4 Aug 1998 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.2
- 1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash5 May 1998 · Air disaster
- Eruption of Reventador3 Nov 2002 · Volcanic eruption
- Millon Air Flight 40622 Oct 1996 · Air disaster
- TAME Flight 12028 Jan 2002 · Air disaster
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page