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Taapaca

Type
Complex volcano
Elevation
5860m
Last eruption
-320
Taapaca
Photo: Alexson Scheppa Peisino(AlexSP) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Complex volcano
Country
Chile
Region
South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
5860m
Coordinates
-18.100, -69.500
Last eruption
-320
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

The Taapaca volcanic complex, lying W of the main Andean chain, rises NE of the small town of Putre, the principal settlement of the northern Chilean Altiplano.

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From Wikipedia

Taapaca is a Holocene volcanic complex in northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. Located in the Chilean Andes, it is part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andean Volcanic Belt, one of four distinct volcanic chains in South America. The town of Putre lies at the southwestern foot of the volcano.

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Eruption history

8 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
8
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
7900 BCE (±75 yrs) – 320 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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7900 BCE~7647 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5626 BCE~5373 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4868 BCE~4615 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3099 BCE~2847 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2594 BCE~2341 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2089 BCE~1836 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1583 BCE~1331 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?573 BCE~320 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7900 BCE6131 BCE4110 BCE2341 BCE573 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 320 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    320 BCE – end unknown
  2. 1580 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1580 BCE – end unknown
  3. 1860 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1860 BCE – end unknown
  4. 2400 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2400 BCE – end unknown
  5. 2950 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2950 BCE – end unknown
  6. 4620 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    4620 BCE – end unknown
  7. 5490 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    5490 BCE – end unknown
  8. 7900 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7900 BCE – end unknown

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