Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Tolhuaca
5857 BCE · 38.31° S, 71.64° W
Tolhuaca Volcano is a stratovolcano straddling the border between the regions of Bío Bío and Araucanía in southern Chile. The volcano has been shaped by glacial erosion, which contrasts with the relatively smooth slopes of its neighbor Lonquimay, due to the younger age of this latter volcano.
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What the records say
- When
- 5857 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 38.31° S, 71.64° W
- Vei
- 3
- Date uncertainty
- ± 243 years
- Dated by
- Uncertain
- Volcano number
- 357093
- Eruption number
- 22166
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