Eruption of Cerro Hudson
790 BCE · 45.90° S, 72.97° W
Hudson Volcano is the most active volcano in the southern part of the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes Mountains in Chile, having erupted most recently in 2011. It was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca Plate under the continental South American Plate.
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What the records say
- When
- 790 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 45.90° S, 72.97° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 75 years
- Unit
- Tephra layer HW6
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 358057
- Eruption number
- 12292
Hudson Volcano
Mountain in Chile
Hudson Volcano is the most active volcano in the southern part of the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes Mountains in Chile, having erupted most recently in 2011. It was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca Plate under the continental South American Plate. South of Hudson is a smaller volcano, followed by a long gap without active volcanoes, then the Austral Volcanic Zone.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page