Sangay

March 5, 2021 Eruption of Sangay

March 5, 2021 · VEI 2

Sangay in Ecuador erupted on March 5, 2021 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.

Where it erupted

Sangay, Ecuador, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date
March 5, 2021
Volcano
Sangay, stratovolcano
Country
Ecuador
Volcanic Explosivity Index
2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by
Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
Location
2.005° S, 78.341° W

The toll

Damage
Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.

Ash plumes were notable during 5-6 March and impacted communities downwind with ashfall [...] SNGRE reported that the ashfall affected a total of 108,457 people (23,750 families) as well as numerous crops and animals; they distributed volcano-related aid kits to impacted populations. (reference #2432)

Forty-two thousand hectares of crops are destroyed, while some forty-seven thousand animals are affected. (reference #12896)

Other significant eruptions of Sangay

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Every eruption in 2021The 2000sSangayEarthquakes near SangayThis day in weather history

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 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 7527.