Isluga Vulkan

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stratovolcano

Chile / Argentinien (Norden) + Bolivien (Südamerika), -19.15°S / -68.83°W

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Summit height: 5550+ m / 18,208 ft

Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)

Last update: 4 Mär 2022

Volcán Isluga volcano is a broad stratovolcano in northern Chile 7 km west of the Bolivian border and forms the western end of a group of volcanoes extending to Tata Sabaya volcano in Bolivia. Isluga volcano is part of the 175,000 hectares Isluga National Park.
Isluga's summit contains a morphologically young, 400 m wide crater at the western end of the elongated, snow-covered summit region. Many lava flows with distinct levees can be seen on the southern flank and in 1878, lava flows destroyed several towns. At present, there is fumarolic activity at Isluga volcano, the last confirmed eruption was a small explosive eruption in 1913.

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Typische Aktivität: explosive
Ausbrüche des Isluga: 1960(?), 1913(?), 1885, 1878, 1877, 1869, 1868, 1863

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Beschreibung

Recent eruptions were phreatomagmatic and produced surges whose deposits can be found around the active crater. Holocene lava flows cover the northernmost ridge of the volcano.
An older glaciated dacite flow from the northwest side of the volcano has been dated at at 96,000 years. Lavas from Isluga overlie rocks from a dissected volcano (Quimsachatas) to the north and northeast, which erupted 566,000 years ago.
(From: Wörner et al (2000), "Geochronology (40Ar/39Ar, K-Ar and He-exposure ages) of Cenozoic magmatic rocks from Northern Chile (18-22°S): implications for magmatism and tectonic evolution of the central Andes", Rev. geol. Chile vol.27 n.2

Eruptions of Isluga volcano
Major eruptions occurred in 1868, 1869, 1877, and 1878, and smaller eruptions in 1863, 1885 and 1913. The activity reported in 1960 is uncertain.

Bedeutende Vulkanausbrüche: Isluga volcano

In the past 10,000 years, Isluga has had at least 7 confirmed eruptions, all documented by historical records or observations.
There is one uncertain or discredited eruption im Jahr 1960 from Isluga volcano.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Isluga volcano in historic times and during the past 10,000 years. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Isluga can be found on the news page of Isluga volcano.

Datum	Hinweis	VEI	Schaden
?? 1960 Jul 2 ±182 d.	Unsicherer Ausbruch	2?	unbekannt
1913	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1885	Hist. dokumentiert	1?	unbekannt
1878 Feb	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1877	Hist. dokumentiert	2?	unbekannt
1869 Aug	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1868	Hist. dokumentiert	2?	unbekannt
1863 Aug	Hist. dokumentiert	1?	unbekannt

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Anmerkung:

Unsere Liste von Vulkanausbrüchen orientiert sich eng an der Datenbank des Global Volcanism Project (GVP) des Smithsonian Instituts, der international anerkanntesten globalen Datenquelle für Vulkanausbrüche. Sie schließt aber auch bedeutende Eruptionsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Vulkanereignisse ein. Unter "Vulkanausbrüchen" versteht man in der Regel meist Serien einzelner Eruptionsepisoden, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen oder sich (bei mehreren beteiligten Ausbruchspunkten an einem Vulkan) auch überlappen können und unter Umständen viele Jahre, Jahrzehnte oder noch länger andauern können. So ist z.B. die aktuelle Tätigkeit des Stromboli als ein einziger Ausbruch verstanden, der seit 1934 anhält.

Quellen: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Isluga Volcano FAQ

+When was the last eruption of Isluga volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of Isluga occurred im Jahr 1913.

+How often does Isluga volcano erupt?

Since 1863, Isluga volcano has had at least 7 historically documented eruptions. This means that it erupts on average every 23.1 years.

+How active is Isluga volcano at present?

Isluga volcano is occasionally active: Since 1900, it has had one eruption, which occurred im Jahr 1913.

+When was the largest eruption of Isluga volcano?

The largest eruption of Isluga volcano in historic times occurred im Jahr 1913. It ranks as a strombolian to vulcanian eruption with a magnitude 2 on the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) scale.

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Isluga Vulkan Karten

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