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Lascar Volcano - John Seach
Chile
23.37 S, 67.73 W
summit elevation 5592 m
stratovolcano
Lascar Volcano is located in northern Chile. It is currently the most active volcano of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.
Lascar has two cones - the Western Extinct Cone and the Eastern or Active Cone. Major pyroclastic eruptions the the past have failed to produce a caldera.
Volcán Aguas Calientes is an older higher stratovolcano located 5 km east of Láscar.
A large eruption of Lascar volcano occurred in 1993 when pyroclastic flows reached 8.5 km from the summit. An ash plume rose to 9.1 km altitude in May 2007.
Lascar Volcano Eruptions
2007, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2000, 1994-95, 1994, 1993-94, 1993, 1991-92, 1990, 1990, 1987-89, 1986, 1984, 1974, 1972, 1969, 1959-68, 1954, 1951-52, 1940, 1933, 1902, 1898, 1883-85, 1875, 1858, 1854, 1853?, 1848.