Eruption of Huaynaputina

When

19 Feb 1600

Kind

Volcanic eruption

Where

Peru

Coordinates

16.61° S, 70.85° W

Vei

6

Deaths

1500

Volcano type

Stratovolcano

Volcano in southern Peru

Huaynaputina is a volcano in a volcanic high plateau in southern Peru. Lying in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca Plate under the continental South American Plate.

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• Earthquake — Peru: Volcan Huaynaputina19 Feb 1600 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.9