May 29, 1990 Eruption of Coropuna

Name: May 29, 1990 Eruption of Coropuna
Start: 1990-05-29
Location: Coropuna, Peru

May 29, 1990 · VEI 3

Coropuna in Peru erupted on May 29, 1990 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Coropuna, Peru, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: May 29, 1990
Volcano: Coropuna, stratovolcano
Country: Peru
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Location: 15.520° S, 72.650° W

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: 1990 May 28, Stop Date: 1998 Sep (?). Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption, Phreatic explosion(s), Damage (land, property, etc.), Mudflow(s) (lahars), Evacuation. (reference #2432)

Other significant eruptions of Coropuna

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Every eruption in 1990 The 1900s Coropuna Earthquakes near Coropuna This day in weather history

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 4439.