Ubinas volcano

Ubinas, Moquegua, Peru

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Since March 27, 2006, its activity increased sharply (explosions, projection of stones and ash), with emissions of toxic gases that caused the loss of cattle (bovines, llamas and alpacas) and the need for preventive measures to evacuate the animals. inhabitants of the town of Querapi (300 inhabitants).



On May 10, while activity had subsided for 2 weeks, two explosions occurred. The first projected ash up to 1,200 meters above sea level. The second projected incandescent stones up to 1 km (against 500 meters at the time of the preceding explosions). The towns of Ubinas, Tonohaya, Sacohaya and Anascapa, where the inhabitants of Querapi took refuge, suffered from ash rains.







The Ubinas volcano is an active stratovolcano in Peru. It is located in the district of Ubinas, the province of Sánchez Cerro, department of Moquegua, in the south of the country.



It culminates at 5672 meters and covers an area of ​​45 km².



According to the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP), 23 episodes of great activity (fumaroles and ash emissions) have been registered since the 16th century, making this volcano the most active in Peru.
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