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Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano - John Seach
Chile
40.590 S, 72.117 W
summit elevation 2236 m
Stratovolcano
Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano is located in central Chile. The group consists of Puyehue volcano and Cordón Caulle fissure complex.
Puyehue volcano contains a 2.4 km wide summit caldera and lava flows and domes on the eastern flank. Historical eruptions have occurred at Cordón Caulle rift zone.
Cordón Caulle geothermal area, occupies a 6 x 13 km wide depression and is the largest active geothermal area in the southern Andes.
1960 Eruption
An eruption began at Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano on 24th May 1960. The eruption was probably precipitated by the great earthquake in chile (magnitude 9.5) which occurred on 22nd May 1960. The eruption consisted of an explosive subplinian phase and the formation of a mushroom-like column 8 km high.
Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano Eruptions
1960, 1934, 1929, 1921-22, 1905?, 1893?