Volcano · Ecuador
Reventador
Daily explosions and lava flows in the Amazon foothills.
Status right now
No current reports
Reventador is not in the latest Smithsonian weekly report or the GDACS volcano alerts. That usually means it is quiet, but not every change is reported straight away. For official alerts, follow the local volcano observatory.
Checked 5 Nov 2026, 01:31 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- South America
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 3,562 m (11,686 ft)
- Coordinates
- 0.077° S, 77.656° W
- Smithsonian number
- 352010
What kind of volcano is it?
Reventador is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a tall, steep cone built from layers of lava, ash and rock from many eruptions. Its sticky magma traps gas, so eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns and fast-moving pyroclastic flows.
Eruption history
| Date | VEI | Deaths | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2002 | 4 | – | – |
1 significant eruption near Reventador in NOAA's Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, which lists eruptions that caused deaths, damage or a tsunami, or were VEI 6 or larger. VEI is the Volcanic Explosivity Index, from 0 to 8.
Nearby volcanoes
- CotopaxiEcuador · 109 km
- SangayEcuador · 228 km
- Nevado del RuizColombia · 610 km
- PoásCosta Rica · 1,355 km
- Sierra NegraEcuador (Galápagos) · 1,505 km
- FernandinaEcuador (Galápagos) · 1,545 km
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