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Peru · Volcanic field

Huambo

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
4554m
Last eruption
-700
Huambo
Photo: NASA Landsat7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Peru
Region
South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
4554m
Coordinates
-15.780, -72.080
Last eruption
-700
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Trachyandesite / Basaltic trachyandesite

Geological summary

The monogenetic Huambo volcanic field lies SSE of the Andahua-Orcocampo volcanic field, west of Sabancaya volcano.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
700 BCE (±50 yrs) – 700 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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700 BCE~700 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?700 BCE700 BCE699 BCE699 BCE699 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 700 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    700 BCE – end unknown
    Cerro Keyocc

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