Volcano profile

Peru

Misti, El.

Volcano profile for Misti, El in Peru, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
5,793 m
Last documented eruption
1985
Coordinates
-16.2991°, -71.4056°
GVP number
354010

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Peru

Misti, El

Stratovolcano

Elevation
5,793 m
Last documented eruption
1985
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-16.2991°, -71.4056°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
354010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Misti, El · Peru

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
2 Jul 1985Not available?1Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1870Not available?1Uncertain eruption
16 Sep 1869Not available?1Uncertain eruption
16 Aug 1831Not available?1Uncertain eruption
16 Aug 1830Not available?1Uncertain eruption
16 Aug 1826Not available?1Uncertain eruption
28 Jul 178710 Oct 1787?1Confirmed eruption
9 Jul 1784Not available2Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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Misti, El · No current eruption report · 5,793 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Rodríguez Ballón International AirportPeru · AQP · SPQU
    18.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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Nearby places

Selva AlegrePeru · 15.2 km

ArequipaPeru · 17.9 km

Cono NortePeru · 19.0 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC