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    Laguna del Maule

    Caldera · 2,162 m · Chile

    Laguna del Maule
    Photo: Jbaranao (talk) · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons

    Laguna del Maule sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone. 4 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 50 BCE.

    Elevation
    2,162 m
    Type
    Caldera
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    South American Plate
    Country
    Chile
    Last Eruption
    50 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    4
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    0

    Eruption Timeline

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

    4,450 BCE · VEI 01,550 BCE · VEI 0250 BCE · VEI 050 BCE · VEI 0 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 4,450 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