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Llaima

Stratovolcano · Chile · 3125m

Llaima, one of Chile's largest and most active volcanoes, has a symmetrical profile when seen from the north. The massive, 3125-m-high, glacier-covered stratovolcano is constructed primarily of accumulated lava flows and has a volume of 400 cu km. Volcán Llaima contains two historically active craters, one at the summit and the other to the SE. More than 40 scoria cones dot the volcano's flanks. Frequent moderate explosive eruptions, a few of which were accompanied by lava flows, have been recorded since the 17th century.
Llaima, one of Chile's largest and most active volcanoes, has a symmetrical profile when seen from the north. The massive, 3125-m-high, glacier-covered stratovolcano is constructed primarily of accumulated lava flows and has a volume of 400 cu km. Volcán Llaima contains two historically active craters, one at the summit and the other to the SE. More than 40 scoria cones dot the volcano's flanks. Frequent moderate explosive eruptions, a few of which were accompanied by lava flows, have been recorded since the 17th century. · Photo: Photo by Norm Banks, 1990 (U.S. Geological Survey). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Chile
Region
South America Volcanic Regions / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3125m
Coordinates
-38.692, -71.729
Last eruption
2009
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Geological summary

Llaima, one of Chile's largest and most active volcanoes, contains two main historically active craters, one at the summit and the other, Pichillaima, to the SE. The massive, dominantly basaltic-to-andesitic, stratovolcano has a volume of 400 km3. A Holocene edifice built primarily of accumulated lava flows was constructed over an 8-km-wide caldera that formed about 13,200 years ago, following the eruption of the 24 km3 Curacautín Ignimbrite. More than 40 scoria cones dot the volcano's flanks. Following the end of an explosive stage about 7200 years ago, construction of the present edifice began, characterized by Strombolian, Hawaiian, and infrequent subplinian eruptions. Frequent moderate explosive eruptions with occasional lava flows have been recorded since the 17th century.

From Wikipedia

The Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. It is situated 82 km East of Temuco and 663 km South of Santiago, within the borders of Conguillío National Park.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
Click a bar to see individual eruptions
7410 BCE~7096 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7096 BCE~6782 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 55526 BCE~5212 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1380~1694 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 41694~2008 · 54 eruptions · max VEI 37410 BCE5212 BCE2701 BCE503 BCE1694

Detailed timeline

  1. 2008VEI 3Observed
    2008-01-01 – 2009-06-12
    Summit and upper east flank
  2. 2007VEI 2Observed
    2007-05-26 – 2007-08-08
  3. 2003VEI 2Observed
    2003-04-09 – 2003-04-16
  4. 2002VEI 1Observed
    2002-10-13 – Ongoing
  5. 1998VEI 2Observed
    1998-04-03 – 1998-04-23
  6. 1998VEI 2Observed
    1998-11-10 – Ongoing
  7. 1997VEI 1Observed
    1997-03-16 – 1997-10-16
  8. 1995VEI 2Observed
    1995-10-13 – 1995-10-22
  9. 1994VEI 2Observed
    1994-05-17 – 1994-08-30
    SE side summit crater, upper SW flank
  10. 1992VEI 1Observed
    1992-08-23 – 1992-09-02
  11. 1990VEI 1Observed
    1990-02-25 – 1990-11-25
  12. 1984VEI 2Observed
    1984-04-20 – 1984-11-26
  13. 1979VEI 2Observed
    1979-10-15 – 1979-11-28
  14. 1971VEI 2Observed
    1971-12-01 – 1972-03-12
  15. 1964VEI 2Observed
    1964-07-02 – Ongoing
  16. 1960VEI ?Geological estimate
    1960-07-02 – Ongoing
  17. 1955VEI 3Observed
    1955-10-22 – 1957-11-16
    Summit and SE crater
  18. 1949VEI 2Observed
    1949-09 – Ongoing
  19. 1946VEI 2Observed
    1946-07-23 – Ongoing
  20. 1945VEI 3Observed
    1945-03-31 – 1945-04-03
  21. 1944VEI 2Observed
    1944 – Ongoing
  22. 1942VEI 2Observed
    1942-06-09 – 1942-11
  23. 1941VEI 2Observed
    1941-06-23 – Ongoing
  24. 1938VEI 1Observed
    1938-12 – Ongoing
  25. 1937VEI 2Observed
    1937-02-09 – 1937-11-02
  26. 1932VEI 2Observed
    1932-03-02 – 1932-03-02
  27. 1932VEI 3Observed
    1932-12-31 – 1933-01-05
  28. 1930VEI 2Observed
    1930-07-06 – 1930-08-20
  29. 1929VEI 2Observed
    1929-12 – Ongoing
  30. 1927VEI 2Observed
    1927-10-05 – 1927-12-05
    SE crater and summit crater
  31. 1922VEI 2Observed
    1922-10-24 – Ongoing
  32. 1917VEI 2Observed
    1917-02-04 – Ongoing
  33. 1914VEI 2Observed
    1914-07-03 – Ongoing
  34. 1912VEI 2Observed
    1912 – Ongoing
  35. 1907VEI 2Observed
    1907 – 1908-03
  36. 1903VEI 2Observed
    1903-05-12 – 1903-05-14
  37. 1895VEI 2Observed
    1895 – 1896
  38. 1893VEI 2Observed
    1893-12 – 1894-12
  39. 1892VEI 2Observed
    1892 – Ongoing
  40. 1889VEI 2Observed
    1889-04-20 – 1889-07
  41. 1887VEI 2Observed
    1887-01-16 – 1887-06-24
  42. 1883VEI 2Observed
    1883 – Ongoing
  43. 1877VEI 2Observed
    1877-01-16 – 1877-06-24
  44. 1875VEI 2Observed
    1875 – 1876
  45. 1874VEI ?Geological estimate
    1874 – Ongoing
  46. 1872VEI 2Observed
    1872-06-06 – Ongoing
  47. 1869VEI 2Observed
    1869-04 – Ongoing
  48. 1866VEI 2Observed
    1866 – Ongoing
  49. 1864VEI 3Observed
    1864 – Ongoing
  50. 1862VEI 3Observed
    1862 – Ongoing
  51. 1852VEI 2Observed
    1852 – 1853
  52. 1822VEI 2Observed
    1822 – Ongoing
  53. 1759VEI 2Observed
    1759-12 – Ongoing
  54. 1751VEI 2Observed
    1751-12-18 – 1752
  55. 1640VEI 4Observed
    1640-02 – Ongoing
  56. 5290 BCE (±180 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 5290 – Ongoing
  57. 6880 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    BCE 6880 – Ongoing
  58. 7410 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 7410 – Ongoing

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