Chile · Stratovolcano
Quetrupillán
Quetrupillan
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2360m
- Last eruption
- 255
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2360m
- Coordinates
- -39.496, -71.722
- Last eruption
- 255
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The late-Pleistocene to Holocene Quetrupillán Volcanic Complex is at the center of a group of three volcanoes, with Villarrica and Lanin, trending transverse to the Andean chain.
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From Wikipedia
Quetrupillán is a stratovolcano located in Los Ríos Region of Chile. It is situated between Villarrica and Lanín volcanoes, within Villarrica National Park. Geologically, Quetrupillán is located in a tectonic basement block between the main traces of Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault and Reigolil-Pirihueico Fault.
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Eruption history
5 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 11345 BCE (±932 yrs) – 255
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 4 (35)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1872VEI 2Observed1872-06-06 – end unknown
- 255 (±48 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate255 – end unknown
- 35 (±35 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate35 – end unknown
- 10658 BCE (±29 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate10658 BCE – end unknown
- 11345 BCE (±932 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate11345 BCE – end unknown
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