| Volcano Name: | Chaitén | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 358041 |
| Alternate Name: | Volcano Type: | Caldera(s) | |
| Latitude: | -42.8327777800 | ||
| Longitude: | -72.6458333300 | ||
| Region: | South America | Sub Region: | Southern Chile & Argentina |
| Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
| Eruption Start Date: | 2 /5 /2008 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | 31/5 /2011 | Dating Technique: | Historical records | |
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | ? 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.200 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 21.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Intensity : | 10.610 (Column Height) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 0.070 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | > 0.170 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | -3100 | Date Error: | 220 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.260 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.600 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.800 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | -7750 | Date Error: | 200 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| C14 Date: | 9370 | C14 Date Error: | 75 | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 1.540 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 3.540 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.500 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 30.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Intensity : | 11.200 (Column Height) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |