GVP volcano 354006 · no holder yet
Sabancaya
Sabancaya is a 5,960 m stratovolcano in Peru, erupting as recently as 2026.
Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since September 2025, as of March 2026.
- Type
- Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)
- Summit
- 5,960 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2026
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 2025
- Eruptions
- 12 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 15.79°S 71.86°W · Peru
- Region
- Central Andean Volcanic Arc, South America Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 354006
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).