Volcanic eruption
See 2550 BCE on the mapEruption of Cuicocha
2550 BCE · 0.31° N, 78.36° W
Cuicocha is a 3 km (1.9 mi) wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes.
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What the records say
- When
- 2550 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 0.31° N, 78.36° W
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 352003
- Eruption number
- 11391
Nearby in time and place
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