Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Huaynaputina
7750 BCE · 16.61° S, 70.85° W
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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What the records say
- When
- 7750 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 16.61° S, 70.85° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 200 years
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 354030
- Eruption number
- 11794
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