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Melimoyu

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  • Chile
  • Stratovolcano
  • 200 CE
  •  
  • Country
  • Primary Volcano Type
  • Last Known Eruption
  •  
  • 44.08°S
  • 72.88°W

  • 2400 m
    7874 ft

  • 358052
  • Latitude
  • Longitude

  • Summit
    Elevation

  • Volcano
    Number
Most Recent Weekly Report: 9 June-15 June 2010 Citation IconCite this Report

ODVAS-SERNAGEOMIN reported on 8 June that the Alert Level for Melimoyu was raised to Green Level 2 due to increased seismicity during May, specifically starting with nine long-period earthquakes on 27 May. The next day six long-period earthquakes preceded two separate seismic swarms. The first swarm was located 2-12 km beneath the summit. Earthquakes in the second swarm were located 7-14 km S of the summit at depths no greater than 15 km. All earthquakes were M 2.5 or less.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)

Weekly Reports - Index


2010: June


9 June-15 June 2010 Citation IconCite this Report

ODVAS-SERNAGEOMIN reported on 8 June that the Alert Level for Melimoyu was raised to Green Level 2 due to increased seismicity during May, specifically starting with nine long-period earthquakes on 27 May. The next day six long-period earthquakes preceded two separate seismic swarms. The first swarm was located 2-12 km beneath the summit. Earthquakes in the second swarm were located 7-14 km S of the summit at depths no greater than 15 km. All earthquakes were M 2.5 or less.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)


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

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Eruptive History

There is data available for 2 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

0200 ± 75 years Confirmed Eruption  

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode MEL2 tephra
0200 ± 75 years - Unknown Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

List of 2 Events for Episode 1 at MEL2 tephra

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Tephra

0820 BCE ± 100 years Confirmed Eruption  

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode MEL1 tephra
0820 BCE ± 100 years - Unknown Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

List of 3 Events for Episode 1 at MEL1 tephra

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Scoria
   - - - -    - - - - Pumice
Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Melimoyu.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Melimoyu.

GVP Map Holdings

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

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

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