Yate Volcano

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Southern Chile and Argentina (South America), -41.76°S / -72.4°W

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Summit height: 2187 m / 7,175 ft

Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Yate volcano is an isolated and poorly known young stratovolcano in the Andean Southern Volcanic Zone on the Hualaihué peninsula, Chile, south of the Relancaví strait and NNE of Volcán Hornopirén.
The volcano is glacially dissected and consists of basaltic-andesite lava flows and domes from the summit and flank vents. It contains 6 eruptive centers along a 7.5 km long fissure. Yate has experienced multiple summit collapses NE and SW of the summit. It sits on the Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone which extends for over 1,000 km along the volcanic arc of southern Chile.
There are no records of historical volcanic activity at Yate volcano, but there is stratigraphic evidence of small eruptions in the Holocene, the most recent being forming basaltic-andesite cinder cones on the NW and western flanks.
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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Typical eruption style: effusive
Yate volcano eruptions: unknown

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Significant volcanic eruptions: Yate volcano

No historic eruptions are known from Yate volcano, but at least one eruption around 1090 AD can be inferred from geological evidence.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Yate volcano in historic times and during the past 10,000 years. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Yate can be found on the news page of Yate volcano.

Date	Note	VEI	Deaths	Damage
1090 ±60 y. AD	SE flank	?

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Our list of volcanic eruptions closely follows the database of eruptions of the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Project (GVP), the internationally most recognized data source for volcanic eruptions, but also includes significant eruptive episodes or related volcano events. "Volcanic eruptions" are usually to be understood as sequences of individual eruptive episodes that can follow each other, or even overlap (if several vents are involved), and can last many years, decades or even longer. For example, the current activity of Stromboli volcano is understood as a single eruption that has been ongoing since 1934.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Eruptions of Yate volcano

1965 landslide and tsunami
A non-eruptive volcanic landslide in 1965 produced a debris flow that reached Lake Cabrera, causing a tsunami that destroyed a settlement and caused 27 fatalities. ...more info

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+When was the last eruption of Yate volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of Yate occurred around 1090 AD.

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Yate Volcano Maps

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