Yate
Stratovolcano · Chile · 2187m

- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2187m
- Coordinates
- -41.755, -72.396
- Last eruption
- 1090
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary
Yate volcano is a late Pleistocene, glacially dissected basaltic andesite stratovolcano with Holocene flank vents. One of these flank vents is labeled Volcán Yate on the Volcán Hornopirén 1:50,000 quadrangle map. This isolated feature, NNE of Volcán Hornopirén and S of the Relancaví strait, shows evidence of Holocene eruptions. Elongated, it contains six eruptive centers localized along a NW-trending fissure ~7.5 km long. The most recent activity originated from basaltic andesite pyroclastic cones on the NW and W flanks. No reported eruptions are known, although the fresh morphology of its flank cones suggests recent activity (González-Ferrán, 1995). A non-eruptive landslide in 1965 produced a debris flow that reached Lake Cabrera, causing a tsunami that destroyed a settlement and caused 27 fatalities.
Eruption history
Detailed timeline
- 1090 (±60 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1090 – OngoingSE flank
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