Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Chaiten
6650 BCE · 42.83° S, 72.65° W
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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What the records say
- When
- 6650 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 42.83° S, 72.65° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 1300 years
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 358041
- Eruption number
- 20854
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