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Vulcano Villarrica

Villarrica

Stratovulcano · Chile · 2847 m

Snow-covered Villarrica, one of Chile's most active volcanoes, rises above the resort town of Pucón below its northern flank. A faint steam plume drifts from an active lava lake in the summit crater. The steep summit cone was constructed within a mostly buried, 2-km-wide caldera whose dissected outer flanks rise above the tree line. Villarrica is the westernmost of three large stratovolcanoes that trend perpendicular to the Andean chain. Historical eruptions have been documented since 1558 CE.
Snow-covered Villarrica, one of Chile's most active volcanoes, rises above the resort town of Pucón below its northern flank. A faint steam plume drifts from an active lava lake in the summit crater. The steep summit cone was constructed within a mostly buried, 2-km-wide caldera whose dissected outer flanks rise above the tree line. Villarrica is the westernmost of three large stratovolcanoes that trend perpendicular to the Andean chain. Historical eruptions have been documented since 1558 CE. · Foto: Photo by Lee Siebert (Smithsonian Institution). 2004. · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Stratovulcano
Paese
Chile
Regione
South America Volcanic Regions / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitudine
2847 m
Coordinate
-39.420, -71.930
Ultima eruzione
2025
Contesto tettonico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma vulcanica
Composite
Roccia principale
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Sintesi geologica

The glacier-covered Villarrica stratovolcano, in the northern Lakes District of central Chile, is ~15 km south of the city of Pucon. A 2-km-wide caldera that formed about 3,500 years ago is located at the base of the presently active, dominantly basaltic to basaltic andesite cone at the NW margin of a 6-km-wide Pleistocene caldera. More than 30 scoria cones and fissure vents are present on the flanks. Plinian eruptions and pyroclastic flows that have extended up to 20 km from the volcano were produced during the Holocene. Lava flows up to 18 km long have issued from summit and flank vents. Eruptions documented since 1558 CE have consisted largely of mild-to-moderate explosive activity with occasional lava effusion. Glaciers cover 40 km2 of the volcano, and lahars have damaged towns on its flanks.

Sintesi da Wikipedia

Riassunto in inglese

Villarrica is one of Chile's most active volcanoes, rising above the lake and town of the same name, 750 km (470 mi) south of Santiago. It is also known as Rucapillán, a Mapuche word meaning "great spirit's house" or " the demon's house". It is the westernmost of three large stratovolcanoes that trend northwest to southeast obliquely perpendicular to the Andean chain along the Mocha-Villarrica Fault Zone, and along with Quetrupillán and the Chilean portion of Lanín, are protected within Villarrica National Park. Guided ascents are popular during summer months.

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Storia delle eruzioni

Riepilogo (VEI nel tempo)
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7520 BCE~7202 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. 06884 BCE~6565 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. 44020 BCE~3702 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. ?3065 BCE~2747 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. 02429 BCE~2111 BCE · 2 eruzioni · VEI max. ?2111 BCE~1792 BCE · 2 eruzioni · VEI max. 51474 BCE~1156 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. 41156 BCE~838 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. ?838 BCE~520 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. 4201 BCE~117 · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. 0117~435 · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. ?1071~1390 · 2 eruzioni · VEI max. 21390~1708 · 55 eruzioni · VEI max. 21708~2026 · 93 eruzioni · VEI max. 37520 BCE5293 BCE2747 BCE520 BCE1708

Cronologia dettagliata

  1. 2026VEI ?Osservata
    2026-02-21 – 2026-03-13
  2. 2014VEI 3Osservata
    2014-12-02 – 2025-04-19
    Summit crater
  3. 2013VEI 1Osservata
    2013-07-25 – 2013-07-29
    Summit crater
  4. 2012VEI 1Osservata
    2012-11-14 – 2012-11-14
  5. 2009VEI 1Osservata
    2009-01-29 – 2009-03-24
  6. 2009VEI 1Osservata
    2009-11-22 – 2012-04-20
  7. 2008VEI 1Osservata
    2008-10-26 – In corso
  8. 2004VEI 1Osservata
    2004-08-05 – 2007-12-24
  9. 2003VEI 1Osservata
    2003-05-23 – 2004-03-25
  10. 1998VEI 1Osservata
    1998-02-24 – 2002-06-16
  11. 1996VEI 1Osservata
    1996-01-16 – In corso
  12. 1996VEI 1Osservata
    1996-09-14 – 1997-08-16
  13. 1995VEI 1Osservata
    1995-04-15 – 1995-06-02
  14. 1994VEI 1Osservata
    1994-09-26 – 1994-12-30
  15. 1992VEI 1Osservata
    1992-09-11 – 1992-12-16
  16. 1991VEI 2Osservata
    1991-08-30 – 1991-09-17
  17. 1984VEI 2Osservata
    1984-08-11 – 1985-11-18
  18. 1983VEI 1Osservata
    1983-10-14 – 1983-10-16
  19. 1980VEI 2Osservata
    1980-06-20 – 1980-09-24
  20. 1977VEI 1Osservata
    1977-01-26 – 1977-01-30
  21. 1971VEI 2Osservata
    1971-10-29 – 1972-02-21
    Summit, NE and SW flanks
  22. 1964VEI 2Osservata
    1964-03-02 – 1964-04-21
  23. 1963VEI 3Osservata
    1963-02-25 – 1963-09-21
    Summit and upper SW flank
  24. 1961VEI 1Osservata
    1961-07-02 – In corso
  25. 1960VEI 1Stima geologica
    1960-07-02 – In corso
  26. 1958VEI 1Osservata
    1958-11-06 – 1959-12-21
  27. 1956VEI 1Osservata
    1956-10-03 – 1956-11-16
  28. 1950VEI ?Stima geologica
    1950-07-02 – In corso
  29. 1948VEI 2Osservata
    1948-04-10 – In corso
  30. 1948VEI 3Osservata
    1948-10-09 – 1949-02-03
  31. 1947VEI 1Osservata
    1947 – In corso
  32. 1938VEI 1Stima geologica
    1938-02-11 – In corso
  33. 1938VEI 2Osservata
    1938-12-01 – 1939-02-01
  34. 1935VEI 1Osservata
    1935-12-01 – 1936-06-27
  35. 1933VEI 2Osservata
    1933-01-05 – 1933-01-18
  36. 1929VEI 1Osservata
    1929-12-27 – In corso
  37. 1927VEI 2Osservata
    1927 – 1928
  38. 1922VEI 2Osservata
    1922-10-24 – 1922-11-27
  39. 1921VEI 2Stima geologica
    1921-12-10 – In corso
  40. 1920VEI 2Osservata
    1920-12-10 – 1920-12-13
  41. 1919VEI ?Stima geologica
    1919 – In corso
  42. 1915VEI 1Osservata
    1915 – 1918
  43. 1909VEI 2Osservata
    1909-08-19 – 1910
  44. 1908VEI 2Osservata
    1908-10-31 – 1908-12-12
  45. 1907VEI 2Osservata
    1907-05-05 – 1907-05-26
  46. 1906VEI 2Osservata
    1906-04-22 – 1906-12
  47. 1904VEI 2Osservata
    1904 – In corso
  48. 1902VEI 2Stima geologica
    1902 – In corso
  49. 1897VEI 2Osservata
    1897-12-01 – 1898-02-01
  50. 1893VEI 2Osservata
    1893-12-01 – 1894-02-01
  51. 1890VEI 2Stima geologica
    1890 – In corso
  52. 1883VEI 2Osservata
    1883 – In corso
  53. 1880VEI 2Osservata
    1880 – In corso
  54. 1879VEI 2Osservata
    1879-02-02 – 1879-03
  55. 1877VEI 2Osservata
    1877-03-12 – 1877-05
  56. 1875VEI 2Osservata
    1875-11-17 – 1876
  57. 1874VEI 2Osservata
    1874-04-16 – In corso
  58. 1871VEI 2Stima geologica
    1871 – In corso
  59. 1869VEI 2Osservata
    1869-02-04 – 1869-02-24
  60. 1867VEI ?Stima geologica
    1867 – 1868
  61. 1864VEI 2Osservata
    1864-10 – In corso
  62. 1859VEI 2Osservata
    1859-05-19 – 1860-04-12
  63. 1853VEI 2Osservata
    1853-11 – In corso
  64. 1852VEI ?Stima geologica
    1852 – In corso
  65. 1850VEI 2Stima geologica
    1850 – In corso
  66. 1841VEI 2Stima geologica
    1841 – In corso
  67. 1837VEI 2Osservata
    1837-11-07 – 1837-11-21
  68. 1836VEI 2Stima geologica
    1836 – In corso
  69. 1832VEI 2Osservata
    1832-12-24 – In corso
  70. 1826VEI 2Stima geologica
    1826 – In corso
  71. 1822VEI 2Osservata
    1822-11-19 – 1822-11-25
  72. 1815VEI 1Osservata
    1815 – 1818
  73. 1806VEI 2Osservata
    1806-04 – 1806-05
  74. 1798VEI 2Stima geologica
    1798 – In corso
  75. 1790VEI 1Osservata
    1790-01 – 1801
  76. 1787VEI 2Osservata
    1787 – In corso
  77. 1780VEI 1Osservata
    1780 – In corso
  78. 1777VEI 1Osservata
    1777 – 1779
  79. 1775VEI 2Stima geologica
    1775 – In corso
  80. 1771VEI 2Stima geologica
    1771 – In corso
  81. 1767VEI 2Stima geologica
    1767 – In corso
  82. 1761VEI 2Stima geologica
    1761 – In corso
  83. 1759VEI 1Osservata
    1759-12 – 1759-12
  84. 1751VEI 1Osservata
    1751-12-14 – In corso
  85. 1745VEI 1Osservata
    1745 – In corso
  86. 1742VEI 2Osservata
    1742 – In corso
  87. 1737VEI 2Osservata
    1737-12-24 – In corso
  88. 1730VEI 2Osservata
    1730-07-08 – In corso
  89. 1721VEI 2Stima geologica
    1721 – In corso
  90. 1716VEI 1Osservata
    1716 – In corso
  91. 1715VEI 2Stima geologica
    1715 – In corso
  92. 1709VEI 2Stima geologica
    1709 – In corso
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    1708 – In corso
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    1705 – In corso
  95. 1688VEI 1Osservata
    1688 – In corso
  96. 1682VEI 2Stima geologica
    1682 – In corso
  97. 1675VEI 2Stima geologica
    1675 – In corso
  98. 1672VEI 2Stima geologica
    1672 – In corso
  99. 1669VEI 2Stima geologica
    1669 – In corso
  100. 1657VEI 1Osservata
    1657-03-15 – In corso
  101. 1647VEI 1Osservata
    1647-05-13 – In corso
  102. 1645VEI 2Stima geologica
    1645 – In corso
  103. 1642VEI 2Stima geologica
    1642 – In corso
  104. 1640VEI ?Stima geologica
    1640-02-03 – In corso
  105. 1638VEI 2Stima geologica
    1638 – In corso
  106. 1632VEI 2Stima geologica
    1632 – In corso
  107. 1625VEI 2Stima geologica
    1625 – In corso
  108. 1617VEI 2Stima geologica
    1617 – In corso
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    1612 – In corso
  110. 1610VEI 2Stima geologica
    1610 – In corso
  111. 1604VEI 2Stima geologica
    1604 – In corso
  112. 1600VEI 2Stima geologica
    1600 – In corso
  113. 1594VEI 2Osservata
    1594 – In corso
  114. 1584VEI 2Stima geologica
    1584 – In corso
  115. 1582VEI 2Stima geologica
    1582 – In corso
  116. 1579VEI 2Stima geologica
    1579 – In corso
  117. 1564VEI 2Stima geologica
    1564 – In corso
  118. 1562VEI 2Osservata
    1562 – In corso
  119. 1558VEI 2Osservata
    1558 – In corso
  120. 1553VEI 2Stima geologica
    1553 – In corso
  121. 1543VEI 2Stima geologica
    1543 – In corso
  122. 1539VEI 2Stima geologica
    1539 – In corso
  123. 1538VEI 2Stima geologica
    1538 – In corso
  124. 1537VEI 2Stima geologica
    1537 – In corso
  125. 1526VEI 2Stima geologica
    1526 – In corso
  126. 1523VEI 2Stima geologica
    1523 – In corso
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    1521 – In corso
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    1516 – In corso
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    1515 – In corso
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    1509 – In corso
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    1503 – In corso
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    1497 – In corso
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    1494 – In corso
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    1492 – In corso
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    1483 – In corso
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    1479 – In corso
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    1474 – In corso
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    1471 – In corso
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    1466 – In corso
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    1463 – In corso
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    1454 – In corso
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    1448 – In corso
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    1433 – In corso
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    1417 – In corso
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    1413 – In corso
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    1410 – In corso
  147. 1404VEI 2Stima geologica
    1404 – In corso
  148. 1392VEI 2Stima geologica
    1392 – In corso
  149. 1388VEI 2Stima geologica
    1388 – In corso
  150. 1384VEI 2Stima geologica
    1384 – In corso
  151. 330VEI ?Stima geologica
    330 – In corso
  152. 110VEI 0Stima geologica
    110 – In corso
  153. 670 a.C.VEI 4Stima geologica
    BCE 670 – In corso
  154. 1080 a.C.VEI ?Stima geologica
    BCE 1080 – In corso
  155. 1230 a.C. (±40 anni)VEI 4Stima geologica
    BCE 1230 – In corso
  156. 1810 a.C. (±200 anni)VEI 5Stima geologica
    BCE 1810 – In corso
  157. 1980 a.C. (±150 anni)VEI 0Stima geologica
    BCE 1980 – In corso
  158. 2140 a.C.VEI ?Stima geologica
    BCE 2140 – In corso
  159. 2240 a.C.VEI ?Stima geologica
    BCE 2240 – In corso
  160. 2990 a.C. (±500 anni)VEI 0Stima geologica
    BCE 2990 – In corso
  161. 3730 a.C.VEI ?Stima geologica
    BCE 3730 – In corso
  162. 6690 a.C.VEI 4Stima geologica
    BCE 6690 – In corso
  163. 7520 a.C. (±900 anni)VEI 0Stima geologica
    BCE 7520 – In corso

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