Volcanoes of Ecuador

San Cristobal, Ecuador

Shield volcano · 759 m (2,490 ft) · Galapagos

San Cristobal is a shield volcano in Ecuador, 759 m (2,490 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

San Cristobal on the map

San Cristobal and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Shield volcano
Elevation
759 m (2,490 ft)
Country
Ecuador
Region
Galapagos
Summit
0.880° S, 89.500° W
Last known eruption
Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number
353120

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near San CristobalVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

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.