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Instituto Geofisico del Peru
Observatorio Volcanologico de Arequipa
Oficina IGP-Arequipa
Urbanizacion La Marina B-19, Cayma, Arequipa
Peru

Staff:

Orlando Macedo, Geophysics
Katherine Gonzales, Geophysics
Victor Montesinos, Electronics
2 students, Seismology
2 students, Geology

I.G.P.-Lima- Geophysical programme

Director : Hernán Montes

Staff :

Jersy Mariño, Geology
Juan Carlos Gomez, Geology
Leonidas Ocola, Geophysics
Orlando Macedo, Geophysics (Arequipa)

Monitoring equipment and volcanic hazards maps

1) ) SABANCAYA Volcano

Seismic monitoring during one week every year using RefTek equipment.

Maps of potential volcanic hazards:

- 1:500,000 (1988)

- 1:250,000 (1990)

- 1:100,000; 1:250,000 (1992)

- 1:500,000 (2002)

2) MISTI Volcano

- 1 permanent telemetered seismic station. Continuous. RefTek equipment
operate for Observatorio Volcanologico de Arequipa (IGP-Arequipa).
- 1 permanent GPS station, also operate for IGP.

- Map of Self-Potential , 1:100,000, based on 10 radial profiles from the
top to the base of the volcano.
- Self´-potential monitoring on a complete SW profile, each six months.

Maps of potential volcanic hazards:

- 1:250,000 (1998)

- 1:100,000 (2002)

3) UBINAS volcano

- Seismic monitoring during one week every year using RefTek equipment.
- Map of Self-Potential , 1:100,000, based on 9 radial profiles from the
top to the base of the volcano.
- Self´-potential monitoring on a complete NW profile, each year.

Map of potential volcanic hazards: 1:500,000 (2002)

4) TICSANI volcano

- Map of potential volcanic hazard: 1:500,000 (2002).

Information updated June 2003