Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Cotopaxi
in Ecuador

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Cotopaxi Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000056
Name: Cotopaxi (352050)
Lat/Lon: -0.68 , -78.44
Event Date: 30 Nov 2022 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 PEI: 4
Inserted at: 30 Nov 2022 06:44 UTC

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Ecuador - Volcanic activity (ECHO 30 Nov 2022)Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:42

  • Since 21 November, Cotopaxi volcano, located close to Latacunga city in Cotopaxi province (central Ecuador) about 50 km south of Quito, started a new volcanic activity, and the ash plume reached up to approximately 2 km above the summit of the crater.
  • According to the Geophysical Institute of Ecuador (IGEPN), on 26 November, a huge emission of gas and ash have been reported. The ash traveled north-northwest, more than 85 km from the source, and fall down across the sectors of El Pedregal, Tambillo, Guamaní, Amaguaña, Chillogallo, Quitumbe, Solanda, Lloa, Conocoto, Wholesale Market, Villaflora and Rumipamba.
  • As of 29 November, the activity is still ongoing. 
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JSR (1),