Volcanoes of Chile

Chaiten, Chile

Caldera · 1,122 m (3,681 ft) · Chile-S

Chaiten is a caldera in Chile, 1,122 m (3,681 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here, which killed 1 people where the toll is counted.

Chaiten on the map

Chaiten and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Caldera
Elevation
1,122 m (3,681 ft)
Country
Chile
Region
Chile-S
Summit
42.835° S, 72.651° W
Last known eruption
1964 or later
Holocene activity known from
Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number
358041

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.