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    Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

    Stratovolcano · 2,236 m · Chile

    Puyehue-Cordón Caulle
    Photo: Clem23 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Puyehue-Cordón Caulle sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone. 26 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2012.

    Elevation
    2,236 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    South American Plate
    Country
    Chile
    Last Eruption
    2012
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    26
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    5

    Nearby Cities

    Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.

    Eruption Timeline

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

    5,080 BCE · VEI 54,690 BCE4,460 BCE4,450 BCE4,230 BCE3,250 BCE1,490 BCE990 BCE490 BCE110140500860 · VEI 5114012201759 · VEI 21893 · VEI 21905 · VEI 21914 · VEI 21919 · VEI 21921 · VEI 31929 · VEI 21934 · VEI 21960 · VEI 31990 · VEI 12011 · VEI 5 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 5,080 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