GVP volcano 353050 · no holder yet
Sierra Negra
Sierra Negra is a 1,124 m shield volcano in Ecuador, erupting as recently as 2018.
- Type
- Shield
- Summit
- 1,124 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Rift zone, oceanic, under 15 km
- Last eruption
- 2018
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 2005
- Eruptions
- 18 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 0.83°S 91.17°W · Ecuador
- Region
- Galapagos Hotspot Volcano Group, Eastern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 353050
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).