Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Hornopiren
3720 BCE · 41.87° S, 72.43° W
Hornopirén is a stratovolcano located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile, south of Yate Volcano and east of Apagado or Hualiaque pyroclastic cone. Hornopirén lies on the major regional Liquine-Ofqui Fault. The volcano is said to have erupted in 1835, although no details are known.
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What the records say
- When
- 3720 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 41.87° S, 72.43° W
- Vei
- 4
- Date uncertainty
- ± 175 years
- Unit
- Ho1 tephra
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 358023
- Eruption number
- 20848
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