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Cerro del Leon volcano

stratovolcano 5760 m / 18,898 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -22.15°S / -68.12°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: explosive
Cerro del Leon volcano eruptions: unknown, probably less than 100,000 years ago
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Fri, 24 May 2019
Fri, 24 May 02:06 UTCM 2.6 / 105.5 km50 km45 km al E de Calama (Chile)
Tue, 7 May 2019
Tue, 7 May 04:03 UTCM 2.6 / 115.4 km12 km67 km al S de Ollagüe (Chile)
Cerro del Leon stratovolcano is located in northern Chile next to the massive Chao lava dome.


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