Chile · Stratovolcano
Lautaro
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 3542m
- Last eruption
- 1979
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Austral Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3542m
- Coordinates
- -49.019, -73.504
- Last eruption
- 1979
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
Lautaro is the northernmost volcano of the Austral Volcanic Zone (AVZ) in the southernmost Chilean Andes, and is the closest volcano to the Chile Triple Junction plate boundary.
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From Wikipedia
Lautaro is an active subglacial stratovolcano located in Chilean Patagonia, in the northern part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Its summit rises roughly 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above the average surface of the ice cap plateau. Its height above sea level is 3,623 m (11,900 ft).
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Eruption history
10 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 9
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1876 – 1979
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1979, the most recent of 5)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 7
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1979VEI 2Observed1979-03-08 – end unknown
- 1978VEI 1Observed1978-06-16 – end unknown
- 1972VEI 1Observed1972-07-02 – end unknown
- 1961VEI 2Observed1961-10-16 – end unknownVolcano Uncertain: aerial observation; possibly Lautaro
- 1959VEI 2Observed1959-12-28 – 1960-01-20
- 1945VEI 1Observed1945-01-15 – end unknown
- 1933VEI 2Observed1933-02-16 – end unknown
- 1879VEI ?Method not stated1879-07-02 – end unknownVolcano Uncertain: Between lakes San Martín and Viedma
- 1878VEI 1Method not stated1878-01-18 – end unknown
- 1876VEI 2Observed1876-10-16 – end unknown
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