Cerro Nicholson

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Cerro Nicholson volcano

stratovolcano 2520? m / 8,268 ft
Peru, -16.26°S / -71.75°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: strombolian
Cerro Nicholson volcano eruptions: unkown
Last earthquakes nearby:

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance	Location
Tue, 2 Apr
Tue, 2 Apr 00:43 UTC	M 4.6 / 129 km	18 km	(Argentina)

Cerro Nicholson volcano is a small isolated andesitic scoria cone in Southern Peru. It is located on a plain WSW of Chachani volcano and WNW of El Misti volcano.
The crater of the Cerro Nicholson cone has a youthful appearance and is full of fresh-looking volcanic bombs, suggesting a relatively young age. It is similar to the Andahua scoria cones farther to the north.

Background:

Cerro Nicholson overlies a thick layer of a 1.65-million-year-old ignimbrite deposit (the Arequipa Airport Ignimbrite), which was erupted from an ancient and buried vent beneath the Chachani volcano.

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