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    Llaima

    Stratovolcano · 3,125 m · Chile

    Llaima
    Photo: Mpazmarzolo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Llaima sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone. 58 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2009. Its major eruptions caused at least 3 deaths.

    Elevation
    3,125 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    South American Plate
    Country
    Chile
    Last Eruption
    2009
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    58
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    5
    Known Fatalities
    3

    Eruption Timeline

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

    7,410 BCE6,880 BCE · VEI 55,290 BCE1640 · VEI 41751 · VEI 21759 · VEI 21822 · VEI 21852 · VEI 21862 · VEI 31864 · VEI 31866 · VEI 21869 · VEI 21872 · VEI 218741875 · VEI 21877 · VEI 21883 · VEI 21887 · VEI 21889 · VEI 21892 · VEI 21893 · VEI 21895 · VEI 21903 · VEI 21907 · VEI 21912 · VEI 21914 · VEI 21917 · VEI 21922 · VEI 21927 · VEI 21929 · VEI 21930 · VEI 21932 · VEI 21932 · VEI 31937 · VEI 2 · deadly eruption1938 · VEI 11941 · VEI 21942 · VEI 21944 · VEI 21945 · VEI 31946 · VEI 21949 · VEI 21955 · VEI 319601964 · VEI 21971 · VEI 21979 · VEI 21984 · VEI 21990 · VEI 11992 · VEI 11994 · VEI 21995 · VEI 21997 · VEI 11998 · VEI 21998 · VEI 22002 · VEI 12003 · VEI 22007 · VEI 22008 · VEI 3 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 7,410 BCE1500180019002000

    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