The La Cumbre volcano is one of the most active in the Galapagos Island chain. It last erupted in 2020 , following an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 that produced 29 aftershocks.

A view shows la cumbre volcano erupting and spewing lava, as seen from Isabela Island in Galapagos, Ecuador, March 3, 2024. Parque Nacional Galapagos/Andy Torres /Handout via REUTERS Purchase ...

QUITO, Ecuador — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea.

A satellite image of the Galápagos Islands' La Cumbre volcano shows lava seeping from the iguana-covered mountain days into an ongoing, months-long eruption. When you purchase through links on ...

Volcano on uninhabited Galapagos island erupts, sends lava flowing to sea The eruption is possibly the largest for the volcano since 2017, officials said. By The Associated Press • Published ...

Volcano on uninhabited Galapagos island erupts, sends lava flowing to sea The eruption is possibly the largest for the volcano since 2017, officials said. By The Associated Press • Published ...

The 1,476-meter (4,842-foot) volcano last erupted in 2020. Images shared on social media taken by visitors to the Galapagos show the volcano profiled against a crimson red sky.

Shield volcanos are also found in California and Idaho as well as Iceland and the Galapagos Islands. Alaska’s Wrangell-St Elias National Park has eight shield volcanoes including Mount Wrangell.

Ecuador's La Cumbre volcano, part of the Galapagos archipelago, has started to erupt, the government of the South American country reported on Sunday. La Cumbre on the island of Fernandina is one ...

Quito, Mar. 4 (BNA): Ecuador's La Cumbre volcano, part of the Galapagos archipelago, has started to erupt, the government of the South American country reported on Sunday. There was no immediate ...