What the records say
- When
- 2 May 2008
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Chile
- Coordinates
- 42.84° S, 72.65° W
- Vei
- 4
- Deaths
- 1
- Volcano type
- Caldera
Chaitén (volcano)
Active volcano in Los Lagos Region, Chile
Chaitén is a volcanic caldera 3 kilometres (2 mi) in diameter, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the elongated ice-capped Michinmahuida volcano and 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the town of Chaitén, near the Gulf of Corcovado in southern Chile. The most recent eruptive phase of the volcano erupted on 2008.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page