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 |
| Sat, 11 May 2019 | |||
| Sat, 11 May 20:59 UTC | M 3.0 / 137.1 km | 13 km | 63 km al S de Ollagüe (Chile) |
| Tue, 7 May 2019 | |||
| Tue, 7 May 04:03 UTC | M 2.6 / 115.4 km | 12 km | 67 km al S de Ollagüe (Chile) |
| Sun, 28 Apr 2019 | |||
| Sun, 28 Apr 06:55 UTC | M 3.2 / 109 km | 13 km | Antofagasta, Chile |
| Mon, 8 Apr 2019 | |||
| Mon, 8 Apr 21:23 UTC | M 2.5 / 101.4 km | 14 km | 75 km al NE de Calama (Chile) |
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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