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    Volcán Maipo

    Caldera · 5,323 m · Argentina

    Volcán Maipo
    Photo: NASA, http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/EarthObservatory/Maipo_Volcano,_Chile.htm, vom 14. Sept… · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Volcán Maipo sits on the South American Plate, in a subduction zone. 13 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1912.

    Elevation
    5,323 m
    Type
    Caldera
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Trachyandesite / Basaltic Trachyandesite
    Plate
    South American Plate
    Country
    Argentina
    Last Eruption
    1912
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    13
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    2

    Eruption Timeline

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

    178818221826 · VEI 21829 · VEI 21831 · VEI 21833 · VEI 2183518371869 · VEI 218811905 · VEI 21908 · VEI 21912 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 14991500180019002000

    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