Auquihuato | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,980 m (16,340 ft) [1] |
Listing | Volcanoes of Peru |
Coordinates | 15°04′30″S 73°11′26″W / 15.07500°S 73.19056°W |
Geography | |
Location | Ayacucho Region, Peru |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Cinder cone |
Auquihuato [1] [2] (possibly from Quechua, awki: prince, watu: prediction, fortuneteller) [3] [4] is a cinder cone in the Andes of Peru, 4,980 metres (16,339 ft) high. [1] It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Paucar del Sara Sara Province, on the border of the districts Colta and Oyolo. [5] Auquihuato lies northeast of Sara Sara volcano. [2]
Auquihuato is surrounded by a Pliocene volcanic plateau, [6] the cone formed on the plateau's southern margin. Sara Sara lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest, [1] and Firura lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) farther east. Auquihuato lies east of the main volcanic arc and is aligned with several other volcanic centres in a northwest-southeast line. [7]
Auquihuato is c. 400 metres (1,300 ft) high and a lava flow extends southward from the cone, reaching a length of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). The lava flow has a pahoehoe texture [6] and a thickness of 50 metres (160 ft). [8] It has well developed levees. [1]
The stratovolcano developed during the Pleistocene and Holocene. [8] The noticeable lava flow is of Holocene age [6] but no radiometric dating is available [6] and no historical eruptions are known. The Geophysical Institute of Peru began to monitor the geodesy of the system in 2019 [8] and it is considered a low-hazard volcano. [9]
Ground deformation has been observed by InSAR observation, centered 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Auquihuato and with a circular shape. The ground deformation may be caused by changes in the pressure within the volcano's magma system, at depths probably exceeding 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), but an origin in a hydrothermal system is also possible. [6] Volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded. [8]
Auquihuato | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,980 m (16,340 ft) [1] |
Listing | Volcanoes of Peru |
Coordinates | 15°04′30″S 73°11′26″W / 15.07500°S 73.19056°W |
Geography | |
Location | Ayacucho Region, Peru |
Parent range | Andes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Cinder cone |
Auquihuato [1] [2] (possibly from Quechua, awki: prince, watu: prediction, fortuneteller) [3] [4] is a cinder cone in the Andes of Peru, 4,980 metres (16,339 ft) high. [1] It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Paucar del Sara Sara Province, on the border of the districts Colta and Oyolo. [5] Auquihuato lies northeast of Sara Sara volcano. [2]
Auquihuato is surrounded by a Pliocene volcanic plateau, [6] the cone formed on the plateau's southern margin. Sara Sara lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest, [1] and Firura lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) farther east. Auquihuato lies east of the main volcanic arc and is aligned with several other volcanic centres in a northwest-southeast line. [7]
Auquihuato is c. 400 metres (1,300 ft) high and a lava flow extends southward from the cone, reaching a length of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). The lava flow has a pahoehoe texture [6] and a thickness of 50 metres (160 ft). [8] It has well developed levees. [1]
The stratovolcano developed during the Pleistocene and Holocene. [8] The noticeable lava flow is of Holocene age [6] but no radiometric dating is available [6] and no historical eruptions are known. The Geophysical Institute of Peru began to monitor the geodesy of the system in 2019 [8] and it is considered a low-hazard volcano. [9]
Ground deformation has been observed by InSAR observation, centered 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Auquihuato and with a circular shape. The ground deformation may be caused by changes in the pressure within the volcano's magma system, at depths probably exceeding 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), but an origin in a hydrothermal system is also possible. [6] Volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded. [8]