Region
Araucanía
Chile · South America
Araucanía is a region of Chile, in South America. It lies on the South American Plate. Records include 6 volcanoes, 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 3 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (6)
- Villarrica Volcano 2025
- Llaima 2009
- Lonquimay 1990
- Sollipulli 1240
- Tolhuaca 4000 BCE
- Caburgua-Huelemolle 5050 BCE
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1974La Union, Valdivia · M 7.1
- 1962Central · M 7.3
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2010Central Chile, Chile · 29.0 m558 deaths
- 1960Southern Chile, Chile · 25.0 m2,226 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002