| Date - Field | Ecuador - Natural hazards |
2012 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
volcanism: Ecuador experiences volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains; Sangay (elev. 5,230 m), which erupted in 2010, is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes in the Andes include Antisana, Cayambe, Chacana, Cotopaxi, Guagua Pichincha, Reventador, Sumaco, and Tungurahua; Fernandina (elev. 1,476 m), a shield volcano that last erupted in 2009, is the most active of the many Galapagos volcanoes; other historically active Galapagos volcanoes include Wolf, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, Pinta, Marchena, and Santiago |
2011 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
volcanism: Ecuador experiences volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains; Sangay (elev. 5,230 m, 17,159 ft), which erupted in 2010, is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes in the Andes include Antisana, Cayambe, Chacana, Cotopaxi, Guagua Pichincha, Reventador, Sumaco, and Tungurahua; Fernandina (elev. 1,476 m, 4,842 ft), a shield volcano that last erupted in 2009, is the most active of the many Galapagos volcanoes; other historically active Galapagos volcanoes include Wolf, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, Pinta, Marchena, and Santiago |
2010 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
2009 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
2008 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
2007 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
2006 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
2005 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
2004 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
2003 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
2002 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
2001 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; periodic droughts |
2000 January
Natural hazards | frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; periodic droughts |
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