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) | Reports
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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) | Reports
Chao volcano books
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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 |
| Wed, 25 Apr | |||
| Wed, 25 Apr 16:25 UTC | M 3.0 / 122 km | 2 km | ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE |
| Tue, 24 Apr | |||
| Tue, 24 Apr 07:58 UTC | M 4.5 / 142 km | 15 km | Chile-Bolivia Border Region |
| Mon, 23 Apr | |||
| Mon, 23 Apr 06:00 UTC | M 5.2 / 95 km | 45 km | Northern Chile |
| Sat, 21 Apr | |||
| Sat, 21 Apr 13:13 UTC | M 2.6 / 128.2 km | 12 km | 73 km al NE de Calama |
| Thu, 19 Apr | |||
| Thu, 19 Apr 15:36 UTC | M 2.5 / 118.7 km | 4 km | 77 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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