Fumarolic activity continues
Fumarolic activity has persisted from Mirador crater since its ash and lava eruption of April-May. A dense, yellowish-white steam cloud emerged from Mirador's summit during a visit by L. López, A. Lahsen, and H. Moreno on 1 November. The surfaces of two lava flows extruded on 12 May were covered by a yellowish salt deposit composed mainly of iron chlorides.
Information Contacts: H. Moreno R., Univ. de Chile, Santiago.
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Voluminous ash emission and lava flow
An eruption of pyroclastics from Mirador, one of the craters in the Carrán volcanic group (figure 1), began at 0200 on [14] April, preceded by local seismicity. The column of gas and ash reached altitudes of 3-4 km, and was accompanied by gas explosions in the mouth of the crater. After about 40 hours, lava began to flow SSW, traveling about 500 m by the 17th. Voluminous ash emission persisted, with explosions occurring every 5 minutes, and local seismicity was continuous. The activity continued to increase through 18 April. Ash covered agricultural land near the volcano. No one has been killed, but authorities have evacuated 125 people from the area.
The most recent previous activity in the area was an explosive eruption in 1955, in which two people were killed. At least two of the volcanic features in the Carrán group are maars.
Reference. López, L. and Moreno, H., 1981, Erupción de 1979 del volcán Mirador, Andes del Sur, 40°21'S: características geoquímicas de las lavas y xenolitos graníticos: Revista Geológica de Chile, no. 13-14, p. 17-33.
Information Contacts: O. González-Ferrán, Univ. de Chile, Santiago.
Eruption resumes
Local authorities report that the eruption of Mirador crater resumed on 12 May (figure 15-17) [see also 4:7] and was continuing 24 hours later. Incandescent material rose 30 m above the vent and a series of low-intensity tremors occurred. Subterranean rumbling, followed by several hours of earthquakes, was reported from Río Buenos, about 40 km away. Carrán's vigorous mid-April eruption had stopped after a few days.
Information Contacts: Latin Radio Network, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Eruption ends
The eruption of Mirador began violently on [14] April, but activity declined quickly to more moderate levels. Explosions and accompanying seismicity then gradually decreased in frequency and intensity until the eruption ended on 25 May. Ash deposits were 2-3 cm thick at the base of Mirador and ash fell as much as 20 km away. A small amount of lava (andesitic basalt in hand specimen) flowed NE and SE.
Further References. Moreno, H., 1980, La erupción del volcán Mirador en Abril-Mayo de 1979, lago Ranco-Rininahue, Andes del Sur: Comunicaciones, Universidad de Chile, no. 28, p. 1-23.
Information Contacts: O. González-Ferrán, Univ. de Chile, Santiago.
Fumarolic activity continues
Fumarolic activity has persisted from Mirador crater since its ash and lava eruption of April-May. A dense, yellowish-white steam cloud emerged from Mirador's summit during a visit by L. López, A. Lahsen, and H. Moreno on 1 November. The surfaces of two lava flows extruded on 12 May were covered by a yellowish salt deposit composed mainly of iron chlorides.
Information Contacts: H. Moreno R., Univ. de Chile, Santiago.
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.
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Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
Bellavista, Cerro | Pyroclastic cone | 646 m | 40° 21' 15" S | 72° 1' 30" W |
Chancho, Volcán | Pyroclastic cone | 672 m | 40° 21' 30" S | 72° 2' 30" W |
Chascon Norte, Cerro | Pyroclastic cone | 723 m | 40° 20' 49" S | 72° 1' 50" W |
Chascon Sur, Cerro | Pyroclastic cone | 705 m | 40° 21' 5" S | 72° 1' 30" W |
Guindos, Los
Carrán, Cerro |
Stratovolcano | 1114 m | 40° 18' 29" S | 72° 4' 0" W |
Lumanto, Cerro | Pyroclastic cone | 675 m | 40° 20' 50" S | 72° 2' 45" W |
Media Luna, Volcán | Cone | 759 m | 40° 23' 20" S | 72° 1' 0" W |
Mirador | Pyroclastic cone | 700 m | 40° 21' 30" S | 72° 3' 30" W |
Negro, Cerro | Pyroclastic cone | 1055 m | 40° 22' 30" S | 72° 8' 35" W |
Pichi, Volcán | Pyroclastic cone | 370 m | 40° 22' 30" S | 72° 12' 0" W |
Providencia, Volcán | Pyroclastic cone | 296 m | 40° 20' 20" S | 72° 0' 30" W |
Puchura, Volcán | Pyroclastic cone | 713 m | 40° 21' 30" S | 72° 7' 30" W |
Quirrasco, Volcán | Pyroclastic cone | 478 m | 40° 21' 0" S | 72° 9' 0" W |
Taza, Cerro la | Pyroclastic cone | 402 m | 40° 20' 45" S | 72° 0' 30" W |
Yolye, Volcán | Pyroclastic cone | 515 m | 40° 20' 10" S | 72° 4' 0" W |
Craters |
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Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
Carrán
Pillanilahue |
Maar | 276 m | 40° 21' 45" S | 72° 4' 15" W |
Negro, Laguna | Maar | 300 m | 40° 22' 0" S | 72° 4' 0" W |
Pocura, Laguna | Maar | 486 m | 40° 20' 45" S | 72° 5' 45" W |
Riñinahue
Corral Quemado Quemado |
Maar | 347 m | 40° 22' 15" S | 72° 4' 45" W |
Venados, Los | Fissure vent | 709 m | 40° 23' 50" S | 72° 9' 0" W |
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There is data available for 3 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.
1979 Apr 14 - 1979 May 20 Confirmed Eruption VEI: 2
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List of 10 Events for Episode 1 at Mirador
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1955 Jul 27 - 1955 Nov 12 Confirmed Eruption VEI: 4
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List of 13 Events for Episode 1 at Carrán Maar
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1907 Apr 9 - 1908 Feb (in or after) Confirmed Eruption VEI: 3
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List of 10 Events for Episode 1 at Riñinahue Maar
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There is no Deformation History data available for Carrán-Los Venados.
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MODVOLC Thermal Alerts | Using infrared satellite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i, developed an automated system called MODVOLC to map thermal hot-spots in near real time. For each MODIS image, the algorithm automatically scans each 1 km pixel within it to check for high-temperature hot-spots. When one is found the date, time, location, and intensity are recorded. MODIS looks at every square km of the Earth every 48 hours, once during the day and once during the night, and the presence of two MODIS sensors in space allows at least four hot-spot observations every two days. Each day updated global maps are compiled to display the locations of all hot spots detected in the previous 24 hours. There is a drop-down list with volcano names which allow users to 'zoom-in' and examine the distribution of hot-spots at a variety of spatial scales. |
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IRIS seismic stations/networks | Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Carrán-Los Venados. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice. |
UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations | Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Carrán-Los Venados. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player. |
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Large Eruptions of Carrán-Los Venados | Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA). |
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