What the records say
- When
- 1960
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 33.79° S, 69.89° W
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 357020
- Eruption number
- 11922
San José (volcano)
Volcano in the Andes mountains
San José Volcano is the stratovolcano that gives its name to a massive volcanic group, at about 90 km (56 mi) from Santiago de Chile at the end of the Cajón del Maipo on the Chile-Argentina border. It lies on the south end of an approximately 10 km (6 mi) x 5 km (3 mi) complex that includes the La Engorda, Espiritu Santo, Plantat and Marmolejo volcanoes, the latter of which is located on the Northern end of the group…
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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
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- massacre de la population José María Caro19 Nov 1962 · Massacre
- Battle of Santiago1957 · Protest
- LAN Chile Flight 210 crashes in the Andes The plane carrying the Club de Deportes Green Cross soccer team crashes in the Nevado de Longaví, Maule Region3 Apr 1961 · Event
- 1957 influenza pandemic in ChileJul 1957 · Epidemic
- 1956 Santiago rail crash14 Feb 1956 · Rail accident
- Marcha de la Patria Joven21 May 1964 · Protest