Volcanic eruption
See 940 BCE on the mapEruption of Andahua-Orcopampa
940 BCE · 15.42° S, 72.33° W
The Andagua volcanic field is a volcanic field in southern Peru which includes a number of cinder cones, lava domes and lava flows which have filled the Andagua Valley.
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What the records say
- When
- 940 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 15.42° S, 72.33° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 100 years
- Vent
- Cerro Maurus I
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 354004
- Eruption number
- 11738
Andagua volcanic field
Volcanic field in Peru
The Andagua volcanic field is a volcanic field in southern Peru which includes a number of cinder cones, lava domes and lava flows which have filled the Andagua Valley. The volcanic field is part of a larger volcanic province that clusters around the Colca River and is mostly of Pleistocene age, although the Andagua sector also features volcanic cones with historical activity, with the last eruption about 370 years a…
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page