Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Ubinas

Jun 1969 · 16.34° S, 70.90° W

Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises 5,672 metres (18,609 ft) above sea level.

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What the records say

When
Jun 1969
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
16.34° S, 70.90° W
Vei
2
Dated by
Observations: Reported
Volcano number
354020
Eruption number
11790
Vei modifier
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Ubinas

Volcano in southern Peru

Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises 5,672 metres (18,609 ft) above sea level. The volcano's summit is cut by a 1.4-kilometre-wide (0.87 mi) and 150-metre-deep (490 ft) caldera, which itself contains a smaller crater.

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