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Villarrica

Start Date: 2009  Nov 22  Stop Date: 2010 Jan 1 (continuing)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 2009  Jan 29  Stop Date: 2009 Mar 24 (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava lake eruption

Start Date: 2008  Oct 26  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 2004  Aug 5 (?) Stop Date: 2007 Dec 24 (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava lake eruption

Start Date: 2003  May 23 (?) Stop Date: 2004 Mar 25 (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava lake eruption

Start Date: 1998  Feb 24 ± 4 days Stop Date: 2002 Jun (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Phreatic explosion(s)
    Lava lake eruption

Start Date: 1996  Sep 14  Stop Date: 1997 Aug 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava lake eruption

Start Date: 1996  Jan  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava lake eruption

Start Date: 1995  Apr 15 ± 5 days Stop Date: 1995 Jun 2 (on or after)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1994  Sep 26  Stop Date: 1994 Dec 30 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1992  Sep 11  Stop Date: 1992 Dec (in or after)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Phreatic explosion(s)

Start Date: 1991  Aug 30  Stop Date: 1991 Sep 17 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Phreatic explosion(s)

Start Date: 1984  Aug 11  Stop Date: 1985 Nov 18 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Lava Volume:  2  x  106 m3

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)
    Damage (land, property, etc.)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)
    Debris avalanche(s)

Start Date: 1983  Oct 14  Stop Date: 1983 Oct 16 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 1980  Jun 20  Stop Date: 1980 Sep 24 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 1977  Jan 26  Stop Date: 1977 Jan 30 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1971  Oct 29  Stop Date: 1972 Feb 21 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Lava Volume:  3  x  107 m3

Area of Activity: Summit, NE and SW flanks

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Radial fissure eruption
    Subglacial eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)
    Fatalities
    Damage (land, property, etc.)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)

Start Date: 1964  Mar 2  Stop Date: 1964 Apr 21 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)
    Fatalities
    Damage (land, property, etc.)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)
    Debris avalanche(s)

Start Date: 1963  Feb 25 (?) Stop Date: 1963 Sep 21 (on or after)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  3?

Area of Activity: Summit and upper SW flank

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Radial fissure eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)
    Fatalities
    Damage (land, property, etc.)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)

Start Date: 1961  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1960 

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Explosive eruption  (?)

Start Date: 1958  Nov 6  Stop Date: 1959 Dec 21 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1956  Oct 3  Stop Date: 1956 Nov 16 ± 45 days

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)

Start Date: 1950 

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Eruptive Characteristics:  Unknown

Start Date: 1948  Oct 9  Stop Date: 1949 Feb 3 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  3

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)
    Lava lake eruption
    Fatalities
    Damage (land, property, etc.)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)
    Debris avalanche(s)

Start Date: 1948  Apr 10  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1947  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava lake eruption  (?)

Start Date: 1938  Dec 1 ± 30 days Stop Date: 1939 Feb 1 ± 30 days

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1938  Feb 11 

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption  (?)

Start Date: 1935  Dec 1 ± 30 days Stop Date: 1936 Jun 27 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1933  Jan 5  Stop Date: 1933 Jan 18 ± 12 days

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1929  Dec 27  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1927  Stop Date: 1928 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1922  Oct 24  Stop Date: 1922 Nov 27 ± 20 days

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1921  Dec 10 

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption  (?)
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1920  Dec 10  Stop Date: 1920 Dec 13 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)

Start Date: 1919 

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Eruptive Characteristics:  Unknown

Start Date: 1915  Stop Date: 1918 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1913 

Eruption DISCREDITED

Area of Activity: (1913 eruption report discredited)
Start Date: 1909  Aug 19  Stop Date: 1910 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)

Start Date: 1908  Oct 31  Stop Date: 1908 Dec 12 (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)

Start Date: 1907  May 5 ± 4 days Stop Date: 1907 May 26 (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1906  Apr 22  Stop Date: 1906 Dec 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1904  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)

Start Date: 1897  Dec 1 ± 30 days Stop Date: 1898 Feb 1 ± 30 days

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1893  Dec 1 ± 30 days Stop Date: 1894 Feb 1 ± 30 days

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1883  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1880  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1879  Feb 2  Stop Date: 1879 Mar 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1877  Mar 12  Stop Date: 1877 May 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1875  Nov 17  Stop Date: 1876 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1874  Apr 16  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1869  Feb 4  Stop Date: 1869 Feb 24 ± 4 days

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1867  Stop Date: 1868 

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Eruptive Characteristics:  Unknown

Start Date: 1864  Oct  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1859  May 19  Stop Date: 1860 Apr 12 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1853  Nov  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1852 

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Eruptive Characteristics:  Unknown

Start Date: 1837  Nov 7  Stop Date: 1837 Nov 21 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1832  Dec 24  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1822  Nov 19  Stop Date: 1822 Nov 25 ± 5 days

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1815  Stop Date: 1818 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1806  Apr  Stop Date: 1806 May 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1790  Jan  Stop Date: 1801 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1787  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1780  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1777  Stop Date: 1779 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1775 

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption  (?)
    Lava flow(s)  (?)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)  (?)

Start Date: 1759  Dec  Stop Date: 1759 Dec 

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1751  Dec 14  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1745  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1742  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1737  Dec 24  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1730  Jul 8  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1716  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1688 (?)  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)  (?)

Start Date: 1657  Mar 15  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1647  May 13  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  1?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1640  Feb 3 

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Area of Activity: (1640 eruption from Llaima volcano?)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption  (?)
    Explosive eruption  (?)
    Lava flow(s)  (?)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)  (?)
    Debris avalanche(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1594  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1575 

Eruption DISCREDITED

Area of Activity: (earthquake, not eruption)
Start Date: 1562  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)  (?)

Start Date: 1558  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Damage (land, property, etc.)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)  (?)

Start Date: 330 AD (?)  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)

Area of Activity: (Cónquil pyroclastic flow)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 110 AD (?)  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  0

Area of Activity: (Zanjón Seco pahoehoe lava flows)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 670 BC (?)  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)

Area of Activity: (Pedregoso pyroclastic surge)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 1080 BC (?)  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)

Area of Activity: (FP-B unit; date out of strat. sequence)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 1810 BC ± 200 years Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  5

Tephra Volume:  5  x  109 m3

Area of Activity: (Pucón Ignimbrite)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Caldera collapse

Start Date: 1980 BC ± 150 years Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Tephrochronology

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  0

Area of Activity: (Zanjón Seco lava flows)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 2140 BC (?)  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)

Area of Activity: (Alfunalhue pyroclastic flow)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 2240 BC (?)  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 2990 BC ± 500 years Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Tephrochronology

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  0

Area of Activity: (El Pirao lava flows)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 3730 BC (?)  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)

Area of Activity: (Candelaria pyroclastic flow)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 6690 BC (?)  Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  P

Area of Activity: (Voipir pyroclastic flow)

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 7520 BC ± 1000 years Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Tephrochronology

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI):  0

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Lava flow(s)

Global Volcanism Program — Department of Mineral Sciences — National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution

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