Sara Sara volcano
Updated: Jul 3, 2022 18:12 GMT - Refresh
stratovolcano 5522 m / 18,117 ft
Peru, -15.33°S / -73.45°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Peru, -15.33°S / -73.45°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Sara Sara volcano is a glacier-covered stratovolcano in SW Perú, located between Laguna Parinacocha and the Río Ocona. It is the westernmost of Peru's active volcanoes.
the volcano has erupted large andesitic lava flows that extended 10 km eastward into the Río Ocona valle. Relatively undisturbed tephra and lava flow deposits on the upper slope of the volcano suggest that the last activity of volcano was (geologically) recent, and probably less than 10,000 years ago.
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Sara Sara volcano eruptions:
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
Jun 27, 2022 7:14 pm (GMT -5) (Jun 28, 2022 00:14 GMT) | 4.3 140 km | 91 km (57 mi) 32 Km ENE of Chichas, Peru |
Sara Sara Photos

Sculpured shoreline at Sarakiniko (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Curved white surfaces at the white cliffs of Sarakiniko (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Smooth erosion structures in the white ash layers at Sarakiniko (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Water erosion created dounded forms into the hardened white volcanic ash layers at Sarakiniko. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)


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