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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Atacazo
Atacazo stratovolcano, located 20 km south of Quito, is seen here from the west along the road to Guayaquil. The volcano contains a summit caldera that is partially filled by lava domes of Holocene age. Lava domes are also found on the SE flank. The only dated Holocene eruption took place about 2400 years ago, forming the Ninahuilca lava domes, the peaks below the center horizon. Photo by John Ewert, 1992 (U.S. Geological Survey).
Volcano Number:
352021
Volcano Name:
Atacazo
Country:
Ecuador
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
320 BCE
Elevation:
4463m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
449
Pop. within 10km:
212988
Pop. within 30km:
1837303
Pop. within 100km:
3769593
Latitude:
-0.353
Longitude:
-78.617
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Atacazo, located about 25 km SW of Quito, consists of a large Pleistocene andesitic stratovolcanoes truncated by a late-Pleistocene to Holocene caldera. Growth of the La Carcacha edifice was followed by construction of Atacazo, a stratovolcano with flank lava domes. The 6-km-wide caldera, which is breached to the SW, is partially filled by three dacitic Holocene lava-dome complexes. Two andesitic lava domes are also found on the SE flank. Several plinian eruptions have occurred at the Atacazo-Ninahuilca complex during the Holocene, accompanied by growth of lava domes. The latest dated eruption took place about 2300 years ago, forming the Ninahuilca Chico lava domes within the summit caldera. Dome formation was accompanied by Plinian explosive eruptions and pyroclastic flows that traveled 35 km down valleys to the west.
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