Wolf, 2015

The highest peak in the Galápagos, on the northern part of Isla Isabela, began erupting before dawn on Monday 25 May for the first time in 33 years, from a new fissure on its southeast flank. Ecuador's Galápagos National Park administration reported fire, smoke and lava, and plumes rose as high as 50,000 feet with minor ash fall on Isabela. The Advanced Land Imager on the Earth Observing-1 satellite captured lava flowing into the ocean on 28 May.

Eruption start

2015-05-25

Eruption end

2015-07-16

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Wolf

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=353020

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: ecuador, galapagos, fissure eruption, lava flow, satellite observation

Coordinates: 0.02, -91.35

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 since 2000

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