Tungurahua - wikipedia Tungurahua This article is about the volcano. For the Ecuadorian province, see Tungurahua Province. For the ship, see BAE Tungurahua. Tungurahua View from Riobamba ( September 2011 ) Highest point Elevation 5,023 m ( 16,480 ft ) Prominence 1,554 m ( 5,098 ft ) Listing Ultra Coordinates 1 ° 28 ′ 12 '' S 78 ° 26 ′ 41 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 1.4700 ° S 78.4447 ° W ﻿ / - 1.4700 ; - 78.4447 Coordinates : 1 ° 28 ′ 12 '' S 78 ° 26 ′ 41 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 1.4700 ° S 78.4447 ° W ﻿ / - 1.4700 ; - 78.4447 Naming Translation Throat of fire ( Quechua ) Geography Location Ecuador Parent range Cordillera Oriental, Andes Topo map IGM, CT - ÑIV - D1 Geology Age of rock Holocene ( Gomez 1994 ) Mountain type Stratovolcano ( active ) Volcanic arc / belt Northern Volcanic Zone Last eruption 2000 to 2018 ( ongoing ) Climbing First ascent 1873 by Alphons Stübel and Wilhelm Reiss Easiest route Scrambling / Snow / Ice PD False - color satellite image of Tungurahua ( center right, with plume of ash emanating from it ) and its neighbor Chimborazo ( center left ) Tungurahua, ( / tʊŋɡʊˈrɑːwə / ; from Quichua tunguri ( throat ), rahua ( fire ) : `` Throat of Fire '' or from Panzaleo ) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity restarted on August 19, 1999, and is ongoing as of 2013, with several major eruptions since then, the last starting on 1 February 2014. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography and geology 2.1 Location 2.2 Glacier 2.3 Volcanism 2.3. 1 Historical volcanic activity 2.3. 2 Recent volcanic activity 3 First ascent 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links Etymology According to one theory the name Tungurahua is a combination of the Quichua tunguri ( throat ) and rahua ( fire ) meaning `` Throat of Fire ''. According to another theory it is based on the Quichua uraua for crater. Tungurahua is also known as `` The Black Giant '' and, in local indigenous mythology it is allegedly referred to as Mama Tungurahua ( `` Mother Tungurahua '' ). Geography and geology Sangay Tungurahua Quilotoa Cotopaxi Illiniza Antisana Pichincha Reventador Cayambe Chimborazo Major volcanoes in Ecuador Location Tungurahua 5,023 metres ( 16,480 ft ) is located in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes of central Ecuador, 140 kilometres ( 87 mi ) south of the capital Quito. Nearby notable mountains are Chimborazo ( 6,310 metres ( 20,700 ft ) ) and El Altar ( 5,319 metres ( 17,451 ft ) ). It rises above the small thermal springs town of Baños de Agua Santa ( 1,800 metres ( 5,900 ft ) ) which is located at its foot 8 kilometres ( 5.0 mi ) to the north. Other nearby towns are Ambato ( 30 kilometres ( 19 mi ) to the northwest ), Baños and Riobamba ( 30 kilometres ( 19 mi ) to the southwest ). Tungurahua is part of the Sangay National Park. Glacier With its elevation of 5,023 metres ( 16,480 ft ), Tungurahua just over tops the snow line ( about 4,900 metres ( 16,100 ft ) ). Tungurahua 's top is snow - covered and did feature a small summit glacier which melted away after the increase of volcanic activity in 1999. Volcanism Today 's volcanic edifice ( Tungurahua III ) is constructed inside its predecessor 's ( Tungurahua II ) caldera which collapsed about 3000 ( ± 90 ) years ago. The original edifice ( Tungurahua I ) collapsed at the end of the Late Pleistocene. Historical volcanic activity Tungurahua 's eruptions are strombolian. They produce andesite and dacite. All historical eruptions originated from the summit crater and have been accompanied by strong explosions, pyroclastic flows and sometimes lava flows. In the last 1,300 years Tungurahua entered every 80 to 100 years into an activity phase of which the major have been the ones of 1773, 1886 and 1916 -- 1918. Recent volcanic activity In 2000, after a long period of quiescence, the volcano entered an eruptive phase that continues to this day ( as of April 2014 ). The renewed activity in October 1999 produced major ashfall and led to the temporary evacuation of more than 25,000 inhabitants from Baños and the surrounding area Activity continued at a medium level until May 2006, when activity increased dramatically, culminating in violent eruptions on 14 July 2006 and 16 August 2006. The 16 August 2006 eruption has been the most violent since activity commenced in 1999. This eruption was accompanied by a 10 kilometres ( 6.2 mi ) high ash plume which spread over an area of 740 by 180 kilometres ( 460 by 110 mi ), depositing ash and tephra to the southwest of the volcano. Several pyroclastic flows were generated that killed at least five people, and destroyed a number of hamlets and roads on the eastern and northwestern slopes of the volcano. A further eruption and evacuation occurred on 4 December 2010. Ecuador 's National Agency of Risk Control issued a `` red alert '', later downgraded to orange. The Ecuadorean Institute for Geophysics reported a rapid increase in seismic activity, a number of explosions and an ash cloud reaching 2 kilometres ( 1.2 mi ) in height. Another eruption occurred on 18 December 2012 forcing evacuation of those living on the volcano 's slopes. The volcano erupted again in July 2013. On 1 February 2014, the volcano erupted again. Tungurahua eruption February 1, 2014 Tungurahua at night 2011 Tungurahua spews hot lava and ash at night, 1999 First ascent During their seven - year - long South America expedition ( 1868 to 1876 ), the German volcanologists Alphons Stübel and Wilhelm Reiss climbed Cotopaxi ( Reiss with Angel Escobar ; 28 November 1872 ) and Tungurahua ( Stübel with Eusebio Rodríguez ; 9 February 1873 ). Panorama of Tungurahua from Baños, one week before the 2012 eruptions See also Geography portal Ecuador portal Mountains portal Volcanoes portal Lists of volcanoes List of volcanoes in Ecuador List of stratovolcanoes References Jump up ^ Several elevation data between 5,016 and 5,029 m are used, 5,023 m is the one used on IGM maps. Used extremes are : 5,087 m ( Stübel 1897 ) and 5,005 m ( Neate 1994 ). Jump up ^ `` Tungurahua ''. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 01. Jump up ^ IGM ( Instituto Geografico Militar, Ecuador ) ( 1989 ). `` Baños Ecuador, CT - ÑIV - D1 ''. Archived from the original on 2008 - 12 - 19. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Tungurahua volcano ''. 19 Feb 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` In the shadow of the Tungurahua volcano ''. BBC News. 7 September 2006. Jump up ^ `` Tungurahua volcano erupts in Ecuador ''. NBC News. 19 Aug 2012. Jump up ^ `` Ecuador 's Tungurahua Volcano shoots ash and lava ''. Associated Press. 2014 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/science/mount-tambora-volcano-eruption-1815.html?_r=0 A Volcanic Eruption That Reverberates 200 Years Later ^ Jump up to : Schmudlach, Günter ( 2001 ). Bergführer Ecuador. Panico Alpinverlag. ISBN 3 - 926807 - 82 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Geología ''. Volcán Tungurahua. IGEPN. Archived from the original on 2006 - 01 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Historia ''. Volcán Tungurahua. IGEPN. Archived from the original on 2005 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Ecuadoreans Wait Uneasily On Volcanoes ''. New York Times. 1999 - 11 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Volcán Tungurahua - Ecuador ''. IGEPN. Archived from the original on 2005 - 09 - 07. Jump up ^ Kramer, Jack ( 2006 - 08 - 16 ). `` Volcano Erupts ''. National Ledger. Jump up ^ CNN Wire Staff ( 5 December 2010 ). `` Volcano known as the ' Throat of Fire ' erupts in Ecuador ''. CNN Wire. Retrieved 5 December 2010. Jump up ^ `` Tungurahua volcano prompts evacuation in Ecuador ''. BBC News. 4 December 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ecuador 's Tungurahua volcano threatens local villages ''. BBC News. 18 December 2012. Jump up ^ `` Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador spews huge ash plume forcing hundreds from their homes ''. Daily Telegraph. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Eruption of the Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador ''. CIMSS Satellite Blog. 14 July 2013. Further reading Gómez, Nelson ( 1994 ). Atlas del Ecuador. Editorial Ediguias. ISBN 9978 - 89 - 009 - 2. IG - EPN ( Instituto Geofisico Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Ecuador ). `` Tungurahua ''. Archived from the original on 2006 - 08 - 24. Retrieved 2006 - 08 - 18. Neate, Jill ( 1994 ). Mountaineering in the Andes. Expedition Advisory Centre. ISBN 0 - 907649 - 64 - 5. Ruiz, M ; et al. ( 2006 ). Source constraints of Tungurahua volcano explosion events. Bulletin of Volcanology. Springer - Verlag. External links Wikinews has related news : Volcano eruption in Ecuador kills six and destroys several small villages Media related to Tungurahua at Wikimedia Commons ( in Spanish ) Instituto Geofisico del Ecuador Climbing information for Tungurahua on summitpost.org Banos Ecuador Weather Daily Report Andean volcanoes Northern Volcanic Zone ( 6 ° N -- 3 ° S ) Romeral Cerro Bravo Nevado del Ruiz Nevado del Tolima Nevado del Huila Puracé Doña Juana Galeras Azufral Chiles Cayambe Reventador Pichincha Antisana Aliso Soche Illiniza Cotopaxi Quilotoa Chimborazo Tungurahua Licto volcanic field Sangay Central Volcanic Zone ( 14 ° -- 27 ° S ) Quimsachata Auquihuato Firura Sara Sara Solimana Coropuna Hualca Hualca Sabancaya Huambo volcanic field Ampato Andagua volcanic field Chachani Misti Ubinas Pichu Pichu Huaynaputina Ticsani Tutupaca Yucamane Casiri Tacora Taapaca Parinacota Lauca Tata Sabaya Isluga Irruputuncu Olca - Paruma Azufre Sairecabur Licancabur Pacana Lascar Chiliques Aracar Socompa Llullaillaco Lastarria Galán San Francisco Incahuasi Ojos del Salado Southern Volcanic Zone ( 33 ° -- 46 ° S ) Tupungato Tupungatito Maipo Calabozos Descabezado Grande Cerro Azul Nevado de Longaví Nevados de Chillán Antuco Copahue Callaqui Lonquimay Llaima Sollipulli Villarrica Quetrupillán Lanín Mocho - Choshuenco Carrán - Los Venados Puyehue - Cordón Caulle Casablanca Osorno Calbuco Hornopirén Huequi Michinmahuida Chaitén Corcovado Mentolat Cerro de los Chenques Cay Macá Hudson Austral Volcanic Zone ( 49 ° -- 55 ° S ) Lautaro Viedma Aguilera Reclus Burney Fueguino Note : volcanoes are ordered by latitude from north to south Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tungurahua&oldid=864144288 '' Categories : Stratovolcanoes of Ecuador Geography of Tungurahua Province Active volcanoes Andean Volcanic Belt Subduction volcanoes Five - thousanders of the Andes Hidden categories : Articles using GVP links in vnum format Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2013 All articles containing potentially dated statements Articles containing potentially dated statements from April 2014 Commons category with local link different than on Wikidata Articles with Spanish - language external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Български Català Cebuano Čeština Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto فارسی Føroyskt Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Kiswahili Lietuvių Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Occitan Polski Português Runa Simi Русский Slovenčina Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 27 more Edit links This page was last edited on 15 October 2018, at 11 : 18 ( UTC ). 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Question: when was the last time the tungurahua volcano erupted
Answer: 1 February 2014