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Cerro Azul

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  • Chile
  • Stratovolcano
  • 1967 CE
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  • Country
  • Primary Volcano Type
  • Last Known Eruption
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  • 35.653°S
  • 70.761°W

  • 3788 m
    12428 ft

  • 357060
  • Latitude
  • Longitude

  • Summit
    Elevation

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

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Cerro Azul.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Cerro Azul.

This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Eruptive History

There is data available for 9 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

1967 Aug 9 Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1967 Aug 9 - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 5 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity
   - - - -    - - - - Ash weak or small
   - - - -    - - - - Audible Sounds
   - - - -    - - - - Earthquakes (undefined)
1967 Aug 9    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1949 Apr 15 ± 5 days Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1949 Apr 15 ± 5 days - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 4 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion Uncertain
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity
   - - - -    - - - - Ash weak or small
1949 Apr 15 ± 5 days    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1933 - 1938 Jul 25 (?) Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1933 - 1938 Jul 25 (?) Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 2 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

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

1916 - 1932 Apr 21 Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 5

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1916 - 1932 Apr 21 Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 11 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity
   - - - -    - - - - Eruption cloud
   - - - -    - - - - Pyroclastic flow
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
   - - - -    - - - - Pumice
   - - - -    - - - - Lightning
   - - - -    - - - - Earthquakes (undefined)
   - - - -    - - - - Property Damage
1916    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)
1932 Apr 10    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1914 Sep 8 Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 3

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1914 Sep 8 - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 4 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity
   - - - -    - - - - Eruption cloud
1914 Sep 8    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

[ 1913 Jan 15 ± 45 days ] Uncertain Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1913 Jan 15 ± 45 days - Unknown Evidence from Unknown

List of 3 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity Uncertain
   - - - -    - - - - Volcanic "smoke"
1913 Jan 15 ± 45 days    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1912 Feb Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1912 Feb - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 4 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
1912 Feb    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1907 Jul 28 Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1907 Jul 28 - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 3 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity
1907 Jul 28    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1906 Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1906 - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 3 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity
1906    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

[ 1903 Jan ] Uncertain Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1903 Jan - Unknown Evidence from Unknown

List of 2 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity Uncertain
1903 Jan    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1846 Nov 26 - 1853 (?) Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 2

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Quizapu
1846 Nov 26 - 1853 (?) Evidence from Observations: Reported

List of 4 Events for Episode 1 at Quizapu

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion weak or small
   - - - -    - - - - Lava flow violent, strong, or large
   - - - -    - - - - Lightning
1846 Nov 26    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)
Deformation History

There is data available for 1 deformation periods. Expand each entry for additional details.


Deformation during 2010 Feb 27 - 2010 Feb 27 [Subsidence; Observed by InSAR]

Start Date: 2010 Feb 27 Stop Date: 2010 Feb 27 Direction: Subsidence Method: InSAR
Magnitude: 6.000 cm Spatial Extent: 10.00 km Latitude: -36.000 Longitude: -71.000

Remarks: Short-lived subsidence triggered by the Mw 8.8 2010 Maule earthquake

Figure (see Caption)

Volcanic ground subsidence observed in interferogram stacks spanning the earthquake (with earthquake effects removed). We assume the ground displacement is of short duration compared to the interferogram time span, so we compute the stack by summing the interferograms and dividing by the number of measurements in the stack for each pixel.

From: Pritchard et al. 2013.


Reference List: Pritchard et al. 2013.

Full References:

Pritchard, M. E., J. A. Jay, F. Aron, S. T. Henderson, and L. E. Lara, 2013. Subsidence at southern Andes volcanoes induced by the 2010 Maule, Chile earthquake. Nature Geoscience, 6: 632-636. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1855

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Cerro Azul.

GVP Map Holdings

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

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

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