Eruption of Tupungatito
1968 · 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
- 1968
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 33.42° S, 69.80° W
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 357010
- Eruption number
- 14112
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
- LAN Chile Flight 16028 Apr 1969 · Air disaster
- murder of Rene Schneider22 Oct 1970 · Murder
- LAN Chile Flight 1076 Feb 1965 · Air disaster
- Eruption of Cerro Azul9 Aug 1967 · Volcanic eruption
- marcha de las cacerolas vacías1 Dec 1971 · Protest
- Earthquake — Chile: Central9 Jul 1971 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.8
- Earthquake — Chile: Central28 Mar 1965 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.3
- Marcha de la Patria Joven21 May 1964 · Protest
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