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    Copahue

    Stratovolcano · 2,953 m · Chile

    Copahue
    Photo: Mono Andes · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Copahue sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone. 22 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2024.

    Elevation
    2,953 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
    Plate
    South American Plate
    Country
    Chile
    Last Eruption
    2024
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    22
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    2

    Eruption Timeline

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

    6,820 BCE250 BCE1750 · VEI 217591867 · VEI 21937 · VEI 2194419601961 · VEI 21992 · VEI 21994 · VEI 21995 · VEI 22000 · VEI 22012 · VEI 22012 · VEI 22014 · VEI 12015 · VEI 22017 · VEI 12019 · VEI 22020 · VEI 22021 · VEI 12024 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 6,820 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