Overall Green Volcanic eruption alert for Cotopaxi in Ecuador on 21 Dec 2022 07:32 UTC

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Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Cotopaxi

in Ecuador

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Cotopaxi is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Cotopaxi
Lat/Lon:	-0.677 , -78.436
Event Date:	21 Dec 2022 07:32 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 140000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 4390000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	5
Population exposure index:	4
Inserted at:	21 Dec 2022 06:32 UTC

GDACS Score

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	GDACS alert color	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		21 Dec 2022 07:32		WASHINGTON

Exposed population

The eruption happened in Ecuador , Province of Cotopaxi (population 303,510) . The nearest places are Ovejería, Del Salitre, Hacienda Ilitío de Plaza, Romerillos, Porvenir, Chasqui, Mulaló, Hacienda Cuchitingue, Ortuño, Polivio, and El Rosario.

Radius	Population
100 km	4.4 million people
75 km	3.5 million people
50 km	1.6 million people
30 km	140000 people
20 km	26000 people
10 km	5200 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

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Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Cotopaxi	Ecuador	300000 people
Pichincha	Ecuador	1.9 million people
Napo	Ecuador	200000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ovejería	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	7 km
Del Salitre	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	10 km
Hacienda Ilitío de Plaza	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	12 km
Romerillos	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
Porvenir	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	17 km
Chasqui	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	17 km
Mulaló	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	19 km
Hacienda Cuchitingue	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	22 km
Ortuño	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	22 km
Polivio	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
Machachi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	26000 people	23 km
Pillig	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
Chaupi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
Tanicuchí	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
Hacienda Noelanda	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	27 km
Jatum Loma	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	28 km
Secas	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	28 km
Tahuaico	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	28 km
Monjas	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Hacienda Tasourco	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Bellavista	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Saqui	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Hacienda Rumipungu	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
La Granja	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	33 km
La Tacunga	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	City	-	34 km
Clemencia	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	34 km
Pongo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
Once de Noviembre	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
Chamanal	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
Hacienda Chalua	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Santa Fe	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Agua Caliente	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Huagrahuasi	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Güingopana	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	39 km
Tablón	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
La Barba	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Hacienda Chisulchi	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Atápulo	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Alangasí	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Pujilí	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	11000 people	42 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	42 km
Papaurcu	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
Yolán	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
Hacienda Vásconez	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
Salcedo	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
Hacienda Tablón Grande	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
Hacienda Chaupi	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
San Juan	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
Yanayacu	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	47 km
Papallacta	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	47 km
Hacienda San Isidro	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Chinintahua	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Guangaje	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Hacienda Provincia	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Boloña	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Lloa	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Hacienda San León	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Isinliví	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Hacienda San José	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Quito	Pichincha	Ecuador	Capital	1.4 million people	51 km
Mulalillo	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
San José	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
Chalpi	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
San Bartolomé	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
Guapa	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
Mospa	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Hacienda Batán Grande	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Chucchilán	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Tigua	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Pillaro Viejo	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Marcos Espinel	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
San Augusto	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Chinguil	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Nayón	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Santa Ana	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	57 km
El Carmen	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	58 km
Hacienda Chaupi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
San Carlos	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Hacienda Villacres	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Zumbagua	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	60 km
Hacienda la Posta	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Mechichi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	62 km
Bastidas	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	62 km
Santo Domingo	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	62 km
Carmela	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Atahualpa	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Calderón	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	64 km
Bermejo	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	64 km
Cosanga	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	64 km
Quinche	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km
San Francisco de las Pampas	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km
Yaruqui	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km
Nitón	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km
Platopamba	Tungurahua	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km
Apagua	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km
Oyacachi	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km
Baeza	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Cotopaxi		2784	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12100	32 km
Mariscal Sucre International	UIO	2811	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10200	60 km
Chachoan	ATF	2564	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	61 km
Mayor Galo Torres		518	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	77 km
Santo Domingo Los Colorados		521	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	99 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

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