Cerro Maichín volcano

Updated: Aug 9, 2022 05:16 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano unknown
Central Chile, -39.35°S / -71.55°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Cerro Maichín volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

Lava flows at Cerro Maichín were K-Ar dated at about 0.9 +/- 0.7 million years (Lara et al., 2001).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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