--- title: Ecuador Volcano: Hundreds Evacuated as President Declares Emergency description: The president of Ecuador declared a state of emergency Saturday in response to activity at a volcano 30 miles away from the capital. canonical: https://time.com/3999694/ecuador-state-of-emergency/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-16T16:02:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:58:07.634Z article:section: Science og:title: Ecuador Declares State of Emergency Over Volcano og:description: Several hundred people were evacuated from their homes og:url: https://time.com/3999694/ecuador-state-of-emergency/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e0d40cc7c2e66a/69885f8bcd1bbad0686fcc00/cotopaxi-volcano.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5184 og:image:height: 2916 og:image:alt: Ecuador Volcano Cotopaxi og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ecuador Declares State of Emergency Over Volcano twitter:description: Several hundred people were evacuated from their homes twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e0d40cc7c2e66a/69885f8bcd1bbad0686fcc00/cotopaxi-volcano.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ecuador Declares State of Emergency Over Volcano > Sponsored content. 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TIME Senior Editor Bryan Walsh explains the science behind sinkholes, and why it seems like the geological phenomenon is becoming more common._  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Aug 16, 2015 4:02 PM UTC  A view of Cotopaxi volcano spewing ashes as seen from Latacunga, Ecuador on Aug. 15, 2015. A view of Cotopaxi volcano spewing ashes as seen from Latacunga, Ecuador on Aug. 15, 2015.Dolores Ochoa—AP  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Aug 16, 2015 4:02 PM UTC The president of Ecuador [declared](http://www.presidencia.gob.ec/gobierno-decretara-estado-de-excepcion-por-el-incremento-de-la-actividad-del-volcan-cotopaxi/) a state of emergency Saturday in response to volcano activity 30 miles away from the country’s capital. A few hundred people were evacuated from two residential areas as the volcano began to spew ash. In a statement on his website, President Rafael Correa said officials will continue to monitor the situation and urged the public to remain calm. The Cotopaxi volcano has been under active watch since June when increased activity was detected by the Ecuadorian Geophysics Institute. The institute says that the volcano’s frequency and style of eruptions make it one of the world’s most dangerous. The volcano’s last major eruptive period occurred in the late 19th century, according to the [Geophysics Institute](http://www.igepn.edu.ec/cotopaxi). 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