July 1784 Eruption of Coropuna
Coropuna in Peru erupted in July 1784.
Where it erupted
Coropuna, Peru, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Start Date: 1784 Jul, Stop Date: Unknown. Explosive eruption (?), Damage (land, property, etc.). (reference #2432)
Other significant eruptions of Coropuna
More
Every eruption in 1784The 1700sCoropunaEarthquakes near Coropuna
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 5804.