Eruption of Tupungatito
1946 – 1947 · 33.42° S, 69.80° W
Volcán Tupungatito is the northernmost historically active stratovolcano of the southern Andes. Part of the Chilean Andes' volcanic segment, it is the northernmost member of the Southern Volcanic Zone (SVZ), which is one of several distinct volcanic belts in the Andes.
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What the records say
- When
- 1946 – 1947
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 33.42° S, 69.80° W
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 357010
- Eruption number
- 11897
Tupungatito
Volcano in Chile
Volcán Tupungatito is the northernmost historically active stratovolcano of the southern Andes. Part of the Chilean Andes' volcanic segment, it is the northernmost member of the Southern Volcanic Zone (SVZ), which is one of several distinct volcanic belts in the Andes. Over 70 Pleistocene or Holocene age volcanoes make up this volcanic belt, which on average has one eruption per year.
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Nearby in time and place
- massacre de la Place Bulnes28 Jan 1946 · Massacre · Deaths 6
- BSAA Star Dust accident2 Aug 1947 · Air disaster
- The 1945 South American Championship begins, with headquarters in the Estadio Nacional de Chile of Santiago14 Jan 1945 · Event
- 1945 El Teniente mining accident19 Jun 1945 · Mining accident
- Revolution of the chaucha16 Aug 1949 · Protest
- Earthquake — Argentina: San Juan Province15 Jan 1944 · Earthquake · Magnitude 6.9
- Un terremoto de 8,2 sacude la Región de Coquimbo en Chile dejando un saldo de 11 personas muertas6 Apr 1943 · Earthquake
- Earthquake — Chile: Illapel6 Apr 1943 · Earthquake · Magnitude 8.2
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