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Chaitén
Caldera · 1,122 m · Chile
Chaitén sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone. 5 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2011. Its major eruptions caused at least 1 deaths.
- Elevation
- 1,122 m
- Type
- Caldera
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Rhyolite
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Chile
- Last Eruption
- 2011
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 5
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 5
- Known Fatalities
- 1
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
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