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Huaynaputina Volcano

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1600–1601

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Huaynaputina Volcano, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Eruption of Huaynaputina Volcano

    1600–1601

    Role: Erupting volcanic system

    1. 19 February 1600 · Huaynaputina volcanoEruption Onset

      The eruption commenced on 19 February 1600 following four days of earthquakes, with early signs possibly dating to December 1599.

    2. February–March 1600 · Huaynaputina volcanoPlinian Eruption Phase

      Early eruption stages involved buoyant, gas-rich dacite from deep sources, driving Plinian activity. This stage produced the bulk of the volcanic output, at least 26 km³ of rock.

    3. 1601 · Antarctica, Greenland, Northern HemisphereGlobal Climate Impact

      The eruption contributed to 1601 being among the coldest Northern Hemisphere summers in six centuries, with sulfur deposits found in Antarctic and Greenland ice cores.

Sources

  1. Huaynaputina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07