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Lautaro

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  • Chile
  • Stratovolcano
  • 1979 CE
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  • Country
  • Primary Volcano Type
  • Last Known Eruption
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  • 49.019°S
  • 73.504°W

  • 3542 m
    11621 ft

  • 358060
  • Latitude
  • Longitude

  • Summit
    Elevation

  • Volcano
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The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Lautaro.

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

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

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

Eruptive History

There is data available for 9 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

1979 Mar 8 (in or before) Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1979 Mar 8 (in or before) - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 3 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
1979 Mar 8
(in or before)
   - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1978 Jun 16 ± 15 days Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 1 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1978 Jun 16 ± 15 days - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 2 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion Uncertain
   - - - -    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1972 Jul 2 ± 182 days Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 1 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1972 Jul 2 ± 182 days - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 2 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion Uncertain
   - - - -    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1961 Oct 16 ± 15 days Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Volcano Uncertain: aerial observation; possibly Lautaro
1961 Oct 16 ± 15 days - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 1 Events for Episode 1 at Volcano Uncertain: aerial observation; possibly Lautaro

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
1961 Oct    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1959 Dec 28 - 1960 Jan 20 Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1959 Dec 28 - 1960 Jan 20 Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 4 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Lava flow
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
1959 Dec 28    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1945 Jan 15 ± 45 days Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 1

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1945 Jan 15 ± 45 days - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 3 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatomagmatic
1945 Jan 15 ± 45 days    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1933 Feb Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1933 Feb - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 3 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
1933 Feb    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1879 Confirmed Eruption  

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Volcano Uncertain: Between lakes San Martín and Viedma
1879 - Unknown Evidence from Unknown

[ 1878 Jan 18 ] Uncertain Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1878 Jan 18 - Unknown Evidence from Unknown

List of 3 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion Uncertain
   - - - -    - - - - Volcanic "smoke"
1878 Jan 18    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1876 Oct Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1876 Oct - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 3 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
1876 Oct    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)
Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Lautaro.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Lautaro.

GVP Map Holdings

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

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

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