Eruption of Ubinas
1 Sep 2013 · 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.
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Part of Eruption of Ubinas
What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 2013
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Peru
- Coordinates
- 16.34° S, 70.90° W
- Vei
- 2
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
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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The source
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