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7 sie 2024 · Prior to a long-term eruption beginning in 1995 that caused the temporary evacuation of the city of Baños at the foot of the volcano, the last major eruption had occurred from 1916 to 1918, although minor activity continued until 1925.
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Tungurahua volcano, Ecuador: news & activity updates. Wed,...
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The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity restarted on August 19, 1999, [6] and is ongoing as of 2023, with several eruptive episodes since then, the most recent lasting from February 26 to March 16, 2016. [7]
6 wrz 2023 · The modern glacier-capped stratovolcano (Tungurahua III) was constructed within the landslide scarp. Historical eruptions have all originated from the summit crater, accompanied by strong explosions and sometimes by pyroclastic flows and lava flows that reached populated areas at the volcano's base.
27 sie 2011 · Eruption at Tungurahua - Image courtesy of (and for more great photo's of Ecuador) ECUADOR 365. Tungurahua causes many tremors in the nearby city of Banos. Tungurahua's lava is mostly composed of basalts .
5 sty 2016 · Episodic eruptive activity at Ecuador's Tungurahua has persisted since November 2011. Periods of activity over several weeks that included ash plumes, Strombolian activity, pyroclastic flows, and lava flows were often followed by quiescence for a similar time span.
1 lis 2023 · Tungurahua volcano, Ecuador: news & activity updates. Wed, 13 Sep 2023, 14:00 The Washington VAAC reported that at 0820 on 7 September a plume of resuspended ash at Tungurahua drifted W at an altitude of 4.9 km (16,000 ft) a.s.l., based on weather models and satellite images. The plume had dissipated by 1440.
The Tungurahua volcano, known as "The Black Giant", is located 135 km southeast of Quito and its elevation is 5,106 meters. Its latest eruption began in October 1999 and prompted the temporary evacuation of the town of Baños.
