Cerro Azul (Chile volcano)
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| Cerro Azul | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,788 metres (12,428 ft) |
| Location | Chile |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1967 |
Cerro Azul ("blue hill" in Spanish) is an active stratovolcano located in central Chile, immediately south of Descabezado Grande volcano. The volcano is capped by a 0.5 kilometres (0.3 mi) wide summit crater that is open to the north. Numerous scoria cones and flank vents are found on the lower slopes.
In 1932, 9.5 km³ (2 cu mi) of dacitic tephra was erupted from Quizapu Crater on the northern flank of Cerro Azul. This was one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century.
[edit] Eruption history
1846, 1903*?, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1913?, 1914, 1916-1932, 1933-1938, 1949, 1967
? = eruption uncertain.
[edit] References
- González-Ferrán, Oscar (1995). Volcanes de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Geográfico Militar, 640 pp. ISBN 956-202-054-1. (in Spanish; also includes volcanoes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru)
- Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Cerro Azul
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