Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Azul, Cerro
A large tuff cone occupies the ENE side of the summit caldera of Cerro Azul volcano at the SW tip of Isabela Island. A small caldera bench is seen above the cone at the upper right, and a larger bench on the northern side of the caldera is outlined by the light-colored line below the horizon at the upper left. The 4 x 5 km wide caldera is one of the smallest of the Galápagos shield volcanoes, but its 650 m depth makes it one of the deepest. Youthful dark-colored lava flows at the left cover much of the caldera floor. Photo by Tom Simkin (Smithsonian Institution).
Volcano Number:353060
Volcano Name:Azul, Cerro
Country:Ecuador
Volcano Type:Shield
Last Eruption:2008 CE
Elevation:1640m
Tectonic Setting:Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:220
Pop. within 10km:220
Pop. within 30km:314
Pop. within 100km:1936
Latitude:-0.92
Longitude:-91.408


Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Volcano Number Volcano Name Eruption Number Activity Type Explosivity Index Max Explosivity Index Modifier Activity Area Activity Unit Start Evidence Method Start Date End Date
353060 Azul, Cerro 11714 Confirmed Eruption 0 Surface Exposure -950
353060 Azul, Cerro 11715 Confirmed Eruption 0 Surface Exposure -550
353060 Azul, Cerro 11716 Confirmed Eruption 0 Surface Exposure 1250
353060 Azul, Cerro 11717 Confirmed Eruption Surface Exposure 1850
353060 Azul, Cerro 11718 Confirmed Eruption 1 ? Historical Observations 1932
353060 Azul, Cerro 11719 Confirmed Eruption 0 East flank (Cerro de Las Animas) Historical Observations 1940
353060 Azul, Cerro 11720 Confirmed Eruption 1 ? Summit and SE flank Historical Observations 2008/5/29 2008/6/17
353060 Azul, Cerro 11722 Confirmed Eruption 3 Caldera ring fracture Historical Observations 1943/4/13 1943/5/11
353060 Azul, Cerro 11723 Confirmed Eruption 0 Historical Observations 1948/6/30
353060 Azul, Cerro 11724 Confirmed Eruption 0 Historical Observations 1949
353060 Azul, Cerro 11725 Confirmed Eruption Historical Observations 1951/7/2
353060 Azul, Cerro 11726 Confirmed Eruption 2 ? East flank Historical Observations 1959/6/29 1959/7/31
353060 Azul, Cerro 11727 Uncertain Eruption North flank? 1968/6/12
353060 Azul, Cerro 11728 Confirmed Eruption 2 ? East flank (300 m) and summit Historical Observations 1979/1/29 1979/3/4
353060 Azul, Cerro 11729 Confirmed Eruption 1 N & W caldera floor, SE flank (630-680 m) Historical Observations 1998/9/15 1998/10/21
Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Emission ID SO2 Kilotons Start Date End Date
316 358 1979/02/01 1979/02/01
317 714 1998/09/15 1998/09/15
318 157 2008/05/30 2008/05/30

Data from the Earthchem Library
Title Author Release Date DOI Link
The emissions of CO2 and other volatiles from the world’s subaerial volcanoes The emissions of CO2 and other volatiles from the world’s subaerial volcanoes Fischer, Tobias 2020-11-21 10.1594/IEDA/111445 Details
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Data from the SESAR Database
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