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    Carrán-Los Venados

    Pyroclastic cone · 1,114 m · Chile

    Carrán-Los Venados
    Photo: Ahtih (talk) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Carrán-Los Venados sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone. 3 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1979. Its major eruptions caused at least 2 deaths.

    Elevation
    1,114 m
    Type
    Pyroclastic cone
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    South American Plate
    Country
    Chile
    Last Eruption
    1979
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    3
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4
    Known Fatalities
    2

    Nearby Cities

    Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.

    Eruption Timeline

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

    1907 · VEI 31955 · VEI 4 · deadly eruption1979 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 14991500180019002000

    Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) 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