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Lautaro

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  • Country
  • Volcanic Region
  • Landform | Volc Type
  • Last Known Eruption
  • 49.019°S
  • 73.504°W

  • 3,542 m
    11,621 ft

  • 358060
  • Latitude
  • Longitude

  • Summit
    Elevation

  • Volcano
    Number

The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports available 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 VEI: 2 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption
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 VEI: 1 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption
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 VEI: 1 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption
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 VEI: 2

Episode 1 | Eruption 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 VEI: 2

Episode 1 | Eruption
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 VEI: 1

Episode 1 | Eruption
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 VEI: 2 (?)

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

[ 1878 Jan 18 ] Uncertain Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption
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 VEI: 2 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption
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

Maps are not currently available due to technical issues.

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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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