Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Michinmahuida
5500 BCE · 42.80° S, 72.44° W
Michinmahuida is a glaciated stratovolcano located in Los Lagos Region of Chile. It lies about 15 km east of Chaitén volcano, and was extensively covered in ash during the 2008 eruption of Chaitén.
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What the records say
- When
- 5500 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 42.80° S, 72.44° W
- Vei
- 5
- Date uncertainty
- ± 150 years
- Unit
- Mic1 tephra
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 358040
- Eruption number
- 12272
Michinmahuida
Mountain in Chile
Michinmahuida is a glaciated stratovolcano located in Los Lagos Region of Chile. It lies about 15 km east of Chaitén volcano, and was extensively covered in ash during the 2008 eruption of Chaitén. The stratovolcano lies above the regional Liquine-Ofqui Fault zone, and the ice-covered massif towers over the south portion of Pumalín Park. It has a summit elevation of 2,450 meters above sea level.
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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