Chile · Caldera
Chaitén
Chaiten
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 1122m
- Last eruption
- 2011
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1122m
- Coordinates
- -42.835, -72.651
- Last eruption
- 2011
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
Chaitén is a small caldera (~3 km in diameter) located 10 km NE of the town of Chaitén on the Gulf of Corcovado.
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From Wikipedia
Chaitén is a volcanic caldera 3 kilometres (2 mi) in diameter, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the elongated ice-capped Michinmahuida volcano and 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the town of Chaitén, near the Gulf of Corcovado in southern Chile. The most recent eruptive phase of the volcano erupted on 2008. Originally, radiocarbon dating of older tephra from the volcano suggested that its last previous eruption was in 7420 BC ± 75 years. However, recent studies have found that the volcano is more active than thought. According to the Global Volcanism Program, its last eruption was in 2011.
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Eruption history
5 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 5
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 7750 BCE (±200 yrs) – 2011
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (3100 BCE, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Detailed timeline
- 2008VEI 4Observed2008-05-02 – 2011-05-31
- 1640 (±18 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate1640 – end unknown
- 3100 BCE (±220 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate3100 BCE – end unknown
- 6650 BCE (±1300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate6650 BCE – end unknown
- 7750 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate7750 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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