Sangay is an active stratovolcano located in central Ecuador. It is Ecuador’s most active volcano and towers majestically at 5,230 metres high. Most of Sangay’s eruptions are strombolian.
| Location: | The Andes, Ecuador |
| Coordinates: | -2.011519, -78.327497 |
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano |
Sangay’s Location
Sangay’s Latest Status
2026: Active – Currently Erupting
Sangay’s Eruptive History
| 1970’s | Ongoing eruptive activity, including lava flows. Two people were killed during an eruption in 1976. |
| 1980’s | Eruptive activity continues with lava flows and rockfalls. |
| 1990’s | This period was defined by ongoing phreatic explosions, steam plumes and a red glow from the summit crater. |
| 2000-2005 | Frequent eruptions continue. A large eruption occurred in Jan 2004. |
| 2006-2010 | Eruptive activity continues including multiple thermal anomalies and incandescent rockfalls |
| 2011-2015 | Regular activity with some significant ash plumes. |
| 2017 | Lava flows observed on the SE flank. Eruptive activity continues. |
| 2018 | Significant ash eruptions, incandescent rockfalls, lava flows. |
| 2019 | Almost daily ash advisories issues. Thermal anomalies resumed in mid may. Some eruptions produced pyroclastic flows. |
| 2020 | Sangay continues to display regular ash eruptions, producing pyroclastic flows and regular thermal anomalies. As of Dec 2020, there are regular ash eruptions to 20,000ft |
| 2023 | Explosive activity continues with recently activity producing plumes to 6700 m. |
| 2024 | A high level of eruptive activity continues, with regular eruptions daily, producing plumes to 1000m. |
| 2025 | Sangay maintained its decades-long eruptive cycle with near-daily explosions that frequently sent ash plumes up to 2,000 meters high. |
Sangay Monitoring
Please refer to IG-EPN for monitoring of this volcano.
Sangay Images
