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    Apagado

    Pyroclastic cone · 1,210 m · Chile

    Apagado
    Photo: Gerard Prins · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Apagado sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 590 BCE.

    Elevation
    1,210 m
    Type
    Pyroclastic cone
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    South American Plate
    Country
    Chile
    Last Eruption
    590 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    1
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    590 BCE · VEI 4 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 590 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata