April 1917 Eruption of Calbuco

Name: April 1917 Eruption of Calbuco
Start: 1917-04
Location: Calbuco, Chile

April 1917 · VEI 3

Calbuco in Chile erupted in April 1917 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Calbuco, Chile, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: April 1917
Volcano: Calbuco, stratovolcano
Country: Chile
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Location: 41.330° S, 72.618° W

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Damage, Mudflows. (reference #10953)

Other significant eruptions of Calbuco

Every eruption in 1917 The 1900s Calbuco Earthquakes near Calbuco

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. NCEI event 4160.