Chao volcano
lava dome 5100 m / 16,732 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -22.12°S / -68.15°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -22.12°S / -68.15°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Typical eruption style: effusive
Chao volcano eruptions: None in recent times, possibly within the past 10,000 years
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Chao volcano eruptions: None in recent times, possibly within the past 10,000 years
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
| Sun, 10 Sep | |||
| Sun, 10 Sep 05:19 UTC | M 2.7 / 120.1 km | 17 km | 65 km al NE de Calama |
| Fri, 8 Sep | |||
| Fri, 8 Sep 17:28 UTC | M 3.4 / 110.4 km | 15 km | 69 km al SO de Ollagüe |
| Sun, 20 Aug | |||
| Sun, 20 Aug 13:10 UTC | M 2.9 / 118.8 km | 10 km | 64 km al S de Ollagüe |
| Sat, 19 Aug | |||
| Sat, 19 Aug 21:24 UTC | M 2.7 / 124.8 km | 9 km | 75 km al S de Ollagüe |
Chao Photos:
 Chaotic crust left after a fountain has died out. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) | 
Chaotic red steam clouds hide the view most of the time. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |  View into where once Sukameriah village was located, around a valley with lush fields inside and on both banks. Part of the pyroclastic flows traveled through this canyon... |
 Chaotic old ropes - these must have formed during a much larger and faster moving breakout than those we found. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |  Chaos (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) | 
...producing a beautiful chaos of motion and colors. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
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