January 2010 Eruption of Tungurahua
Tungurahua in Ecuador erupted in January 2010 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.
Where it erupted
Tungurahua, Ecuador, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- January 2010
- Volcano
- Tungurahua, stratovolcano
- Country
- Ecuador
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Location
- 1.467° S, 78.442° W
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption, Pyroclastic flow(s), Damage (land, property, etc.), Mudflow(s) (lahars), Evacuation.
27 April-3 May 2011: According to news articles, an Instituto Geofísico (Ecuador) scientist noted that boulders the size of a truck were ejected from the crater, causing impact craters 10 m wide where they fell on the flanks. About 300 people evacuated.
(above from reference #2432)
Other significant eruptions of Tungurahua
More
Every eruption in 2010The 2000sTungurahuaEarthquakes near Tungurahua
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-10-01. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 5704.