Discover 5 new volcanoes in the Andes

Recently, two volcanic researchers of the Geophysical Institute of Ecuador's National Polytechnic University announced the discovery of five volcanoes in the Andes in the South American nation.

Minard Hall and Patricia Mothes said the newly discovered volcanic cluster is located between 2,800 and 3,700 meters above sea level in the hard-to-reach Amazon forest area of ​​Napo province, about about Quito's capital. 75 km southeast.

Three of the 5 volcanoes are still active.

Andes Mountains.Photo: photoatlas.com

The two researchers predict that these five volcanoes are quite 'young', the two youngest 'young ones' only formed 2,000 years ago.

Seismic scientist Mario Ruiz confirmed the determination of the location of these volcanoes was crucial for the prevention of seismic damage from their activity.

He said that all five volcanoes are of high silicon content, and once active, they will cause earthquakes within a radius of tens of kilometers.

Two geologists Hall and Mothes began their work in January, after accidentally spotting a cool lava stone in the hills of Napo.

In the process of searching, they also found traces of Consanga civilization, which had developed about 2,000 years ago here but then disappeared due to mass migration, perhaps due to mountain activities. fire.

The entire Andes mountain range, with a length of about 7,500 km extending from the extreme north to the southern tip of South America, lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire - an area where most volcanic eruptions occur and 71% of battles Great earthquake in the world.

In Ecuador alone, scientists have counted up to 30 volcanoes.