Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Laguna del Maule

50 BCE · 36.06° S, 70.49° W

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What the records say

When
50 BCE
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
36.06° S, 70.49° W
Vei
0
Date uncertainty
before
Unit
rln
Dated by
Isotopic: Uranium-series
Volcano number
357061
Eruption number
22165

Laguna del Maule (volcano)

Volcanic field in the Andes mountain range, Chile

Laguna del Maule is a volcanic field in the Andes mountain range of Chile, close to, and partly overlapping, the Argentina–Chile border. The bulk of the volcanic field is in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. It is a segment of the Southern Volcanic Zone, part of the Andean Volcanic Belt. The volcanic field covers an area of 500 km2 (190 sq mi) and features at least 130 volcanic vents.

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