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
Chao volcano books
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 |
| Mon, 17 Sep | |||
| Mon, 17 Sep 02:23 UTC | M 2.8 / 126.3 km | 14 km | 74 km al SO de Ollagüe |
| Fri, 14 Sep | |||
| Fri, 14 Sep 02:33 UTC | M 3.2 / 104.2 km | 12 km | 69 km al S de Ollagüe |
| Fri, 7 Sep | |||
| Fri, 7 Sep 01:57 UTC | M 2.7 / 101.2 km | 9 km | 66 km al S de Ollagüe |
| Mon, 27 Aug | |||
| Mon, 27 Aug 19:16 UTC | M 3.0 / 109 km | 34 km | 50 km al E de Calama |
| Wed, 22 Aug | |||
| Wed, 22 Aug 12:49 UTC | M 4.1 / 108.7 km | 18 km | 67 km al NE de Calama |
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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