Volcanic eruption
See 920 BCE on the mapEruption of Sollipulli
920 BCE · 38.97° S, 71.52° W
Sollipulli is an ice-filled volcanic caldera and volcanic complex, which lies southeast of the small town of Melipeuco in the La Araucanía Region, Chile. It is part of the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes, one of the four volcanic belts in the Andes chain.
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What the records say
- When
- 920 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 38.97° S, 71.52° W
- Vei
- 5
- Date uncertainty
- ± 75 years
- Vent
- SW caldera rim (Alpehué crater)
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 357111
- Eruption number
- 12017
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