Volcanic eruption
See 1938 on the mapEruption of Planchon-Peteroa
Sep 1938 – Oct 1938 · 35.22° S, 70.57° W
Planchón-Peteroa is a complex volcano extending in a north–south direction along the border between Argentina and Chile. It consists of volcanoes of various ages with several overlapping calderas. Those include Volcán Planchón, Volcán Peteroa and Volcán Azufre.
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What the records say
- When
- Sep 1938 – Oct 1938
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 35.22° S, 70.57° W
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- Peteroa
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 357040
- Eruption number
- 11940
Nearby in time and place
- Seguro Obrero massacre5 Sep 1938 · Massacre
- Earthquake — Chile: Chillan25 Jan 1939 · Earthquake · Magnitude 8.3
- ends the 1941 South American Championship held in Chile4 Mar 1941 · Event
- Eruption of Llaima9 Feb 1937 · Volcanic eruption
- Ranquil massacreJul 1934 · Massacre
- Caso Barceló30 Jun 1933 · Murder · Killed 1
- Un terremoto de 8,2 sacude la Región de Coquimbo en Chile dejando un saldo de 11 personas muertas6 Apr 1943 · Earthquake
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