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    Huambo

    Volcanic field · 4,554 m · Peru

    Huambo
    Photo: NASA Landsat7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Huambo sits on the Altiplano Plate, in a subduction zone. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 700 BCE.

    Elevation
    4,554 m
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Trachyandesite / Basaltic Trachyandesite
    Plate
    Altiplano Plate
    Country
    Peru
    Last Eruption
    700 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    1

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    700 BCE VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 700 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata