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    Nevados de Chillán

    Stratovolcano · 3,180 m · Chile

    Nevados de Chillán
    Photo: Gerard Prins · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Nevados de Chillán sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone. 32 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2022.

    Elevation
    3,180 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    South American Plate
    Country
    Chile
    Last Eruption
    2022
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    32
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3

    Eruption Timeline

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

    6,890 BCE3,660 BCE1,510 BCE320 BCE1650 · VEI 31749 · VEI 31752 · VEI 21860 · VEI 21861 · VEI 21864 · VEI 31872 · VEI 21877 · VEI 21883 · VEI 21891 · VEI 21893 · VEI 21898 · VEI 21906 · VEI 21907 · VEI 11914 · VEI 21923 · VEI 21927 · VEI 21928 · VEI 21934 · VEI 21935 · VEI 219451946 · VEI 2196519721973 · VEI 22003 · VEI 120092016 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 6,890 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