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Hornopirén

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  • Chile
  • Stratovolcano
  • 340 CE
  •  
  • Country
  • Primary Volcano Type
  • Last Known Eruption
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  • 41.874°S
  • 72.431°W

  • 1572 m
    5157 ft

  • 358023
  • Latitude
  • Longitude

  • Summit
    Elevation

  • Volcano
    Number

The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Hornopirén.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Hornopirén.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Hornopirén.

The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Hornopirén.

Eruptive History

There is data available for 2 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

[ 1835 ] Uncertain Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1835 - Unknown Evidence from Unknown

0340 ± 200 years Confirmed Eruption  

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode HoSc tephra
0340 ± 200 years - Unknown Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 3 Events for Episode 1 at HoSc tephra

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Lava flow
   - - - -    - - - - Scoria

3720 BCE ± 175 years Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 4

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Ho1 tephra
3720 BCE ± 175 years - Unknown Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 3 Events for Episode 1 at Ho1 tephra

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Scoria
   - - - -    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)
Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Hornopirén.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Hornopirén.

GVP Map Holdings

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Hornopirén in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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