Quimsachata-Oroscocha
Quimsachata-Oroscocha is a lava dome in South America Volcanic Regions, Peru, rising to 3,848 m. Its most recent recorded eruption was in 4450 BCE.
About Quimsachata-Oroscocha
The Quimsachata-Oroscocha group consists of two late Pleistocene and Holocene monogenetic volcanoes at the foot of the Cordillera Oriental, far east of the main volcanic front. Quimsachata is a high-potassium andesitic scoria cone surrounded by a lava shield that was erupted in flat terrain along the Vilcanota River about 11,500 years ago. Oroscocha is a rhyolitic lava dome with a short, thick lava flow erupted from a N-S-trending fissure about 6,400 years ago.
Eruption reports
Reports from GDACS and NASA EONET linked to this volcano.
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Earthquakes nearby, 30 days
Within about 50 km. Swarms of small quakes can sometimes accompany volcanic unrest.
No earthquakes recorded nearby in the last 30 days.