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Reconnaissance Map of Potential Volcanic Hazards from Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador. Mapa de Reconocimiento de Riesgos Volganicos Potenciales Del Volcan Cotopaxi, Ecuador.

Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 1978

Plate 1 in: Miller, C.D., Mullineaux, D.R., & Hall, M.L. (1978). Reconnaissance Map of Potential Volcanic Hazards from Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador. Mapa de Reconocimiento de Riesgos Volganicos Potenciales Del Volcan Cotopaxi, Ecuador. U.S. Geological Survey, IMAP 1072. https://doi.org/10.3133/i1072



This map was produced by an official agency of a foreign government, but is NOT the most recent, most complete, or main operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.


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Map Data

Map ID525
Hazard Process(es)Ash-cloud surges; Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationGrouped by process (e.g. flowage/fall hazards) on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeMultiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)English; Spanish
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System
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