GVP volcano 352090 · no holder yet
Sangay
Sangay is a 5,286 m stratovolcano in Ecuador, erupting as recently as 2026.
Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since March 2019, as of March 2026.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 5,286 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2026
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 1934
- Eruptions
- 11 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 2.00°S 78.34°W · Ecuador
- Region
- Northern Andean Volcanic Arc, South America Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 352090
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).