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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Details for: Calbuco

Calbuco is one of the most active volcanoes of the southern Chilean Andes. The isolated volcano rises to 2003 m south of Lake Llanquihue, which is visible at the upper right. The summit ridge (center) of the volcano is the remnant of an older volcano that collapsed during the late Pleistocene and produced a 3 cu km debris avalanche that reached the lake. Subsequent eruptions generated andesitic lava flows, breccias, and tuffs that filled the scarp and were subsequently topped by an historical lava-dome complex (right center). Photo by Hugo Moreno (University of Chile).

Volcano Number:	358020
Volcano Name:	Calbuco
Country:	Chile
Volcano Type:	Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:	2015 CE
Elevation:	1974m
Tectonic Setting:	Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:	70
Pop. within 10km:	871
Pop. within 30km:	32265
Pop. within 100km:	575233
Latitude:	-41.33
Longitude:	-72.618

Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Volcano Number	Volcano Name	Eruption Number	Activity Type	Explosivity Index Max	Explosivity Index Modifier	Activity Unit	Start Evidence Method	Start Date	End Date
358020	Calbuco	12239	Confirmed Eruption	5		Ca8 tephra layer	Tephrochronology	-6760
358020	Calbuco	12240	Confirmed Eruption	4		Ca10 tephra layer	Tephrochronology	-5820
358020	Calbuco	12241	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	-4300
358020	Calbuco	12242	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	-1920
358020	Calbuco	12243	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	-330
358020	Calbuco	12244	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	-100
358020	Calbuco	12245	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	40
358020	Calbuco	12246	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	220
358020	Calbuco	12247	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	520
358020	Calbuco	12248	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	1380
358020	Calbuco	12249	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	1600
358020	Calbuco	12250	Confirmed Eruption				Historical Observations	1792
358020	Calbuco	12252	Confirmed Eruption	4			Historical Observations	1893/1/7	1894/1/16
358020	Calbuco	12253	Confirmed Eruption	2	?		Historical Observations	1894/11/16	1895
358020	Calbuco	12254	Confirmed Eruption	2			Historical Observations	1906
358020	Calbuco	12255	Confirmed Eruption	2	?		Historical Observations	1907/4/22
358020	Calbuco	12256	Confirmed Eruption	2			Historical Observations	1909
358020	Calbuco	12257	Confirmed Eruption	2			Historical Observations	1911	1912
358020	Calbuco	12258	Confirmed Eruption	3	?		Historical Observations	1917	1917
358020	Calbuco	12259	Confirmed Eruption	3	?		Historical Observations	1929/1/6	1929/1/6
358020	Calbuco	12260	Confirmed Eruption				Historical Observations	1932
358020	Calbuco	12261	Confirmed Eruption				Historical Observations	1945
358020	Calbuco	12262	Confirmed Eruption	3			Historical Observations	1961/2/1	1961/3/26
358020	Calbuco	12263	Confirmed Eruption	2			Historical Observations	1972/8/26	1972/8/26
358020	Calbuco	20858	Confirmed Eruption	5		Ca1 tephra layer	Radiocarbon (corrected)	-8460
358020	Calbuco	20859	Confirmed Eruption			Ca2 tephra layer	Tephrochronology	-8320
358020	Calbuco	20860	Confirmed Eruption			Ca3 tephra layer	Tephrochronology	-8210
358020	Calbuco	20861	Confirmed Eruption			Ca4 tephra layer	Tephrochronology	-8100
358020	Calbuco	20862	Confirmed Eruption			Ca5 tephra layer	Tephrochronology	-7990
358020	Calbuco	20863	Confirmed Eruption			Ca6 tephra layer	Tephrochronology	-7930
358020	Calbuco	20864	Confirmed Eruption	4		Ca7 tephra layer	Radiocarbon (corrected)	-7550
358020	Calbuco	20865	Confirmed Eruption			Ca9 tephra layer	Tephrochronology	-6300
358020	Calbuco	20874	Confirmed Eruption	4	+	Ca11 tephra layer	Radiocarbon (corrected)	-5030
358020	Calbuco	20875	Confirmed Eruption	4	+	Ca12 tephra layer	Tephrochronology	160
358020	Calbuco	20876	Confirmed Eruption	4		Ca13 tephra layer	Radiocarbon (corrected)	710
358020	Calbuco	21076	Confirmed Eruption	4			Historical Observations	2015/4/22	2015/5/26

Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Emission ID	SO2 Kilotons	Start Date	End Date
330	400	2015/04/22	2015/04/22

Data from the Earthchem Library

Title	Author	Release Date	DOI	Link
The emissions of CO2 and other volatiles from the world’s subaerial volcanoes The emissions of CO2 and other volatiles from the world’s subaerial volcanoes	Fischer, Tobias	2020-11-21	10.1594/IEDA/111445	Details

Data from the Earthchem Portal

Sample ID	LINK	Method	Material	Rock Class	Rock Name	SiO₂ WT%	TiO₂ WT%	Al₂O₃ WT%	Fe₂O₃ Total WT%	MnO WT%	MgO WT%	CaO WT%	Na₂O WT%	K₂O WT%	P₂O₅ WT%	Total WT%	Ba PPM	Co PPM	Cr PPM	Cs PPM	Cu PPM	Dy PPM	Ga PPM	Nb PPM	Ni PPM	Pb PPM	Rb PPM	Sb PPM	Sc PPM	Sr PPM	U PPM	V PPM	Y PPM	Zn PPM	Zr PPM	⁸⁷Sr / ⁸⁶Sr RATIO	¹⁴³Nd / ¹⁴⁴Nd RATIO	²⁰⁶Pb / ²⁰⁴Pb RATIO	²⁰⁷Pb / ²⁰⁴Pb RATIO	²⁰⁸Pb / ²⁰⁴Pb RATIO
19-3	DETAILS	ICPAES	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	49.3	0.42	19.59	8.29	0.18	7.93	11.39	1.47	0.14	0.09	98.8	48	27	14		18			1	41				19	286		122	9	75	30
6385-1	DETAILS	INAA/XRF	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Andesite												215		2.9	1			20	3.3	8	8.1	18.8		26.7	339		204	23	102	101
6385-1	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Andesite	57.08	0.98	18.01	8.4	0.16	3.1	7.42	3.84	0.77	0.17	99.93
030282-05	DETAILS	WET	Rock	Igneous Unknown Volcanic	Not-given	56.01	0.85	18.5	8.94	0.16	3.92	8.18	3.02	0.52	0.18	100
19K	DETAILS	TIMS	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Andesite																															0.70431
19K	DETAILS	AAS	Rock	Igneous Unknown Volcanic	Not-given												175										15			333
19K	DETAILS	NAA	Rock	Igneous Unknown Volcanic	Not-given													21	49	1.2					7			0.3	19		0.34				89
19K	DETAILS	OES	Rock	Igneous Unknown Volcanic	Not-given	56.35	0.89	17.74	8.05	0.15	3.07	7.14	3.66	0.73	0.15	97.93					29											196
19-16	DETAILS	ICPAES	Rock	Metamorphic Unknown Unknown	Granulite	49.37	1.71	21.69	14.71	0.23	8.33	9.84	2.12	0.26	0.13	100	86	42	158		219	5.4		2.6	42				48	223		371	29	118	70
19-18	DETAILS	ICPAES	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	44.78	0.87	20.98	8.92	0.11	8.61	13.47	1.45	0.11	0.01	99.31	32	39	44		215	3		1.1	35				46	346		248	15	64	20
19-18	DETAILS	TIMS	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro																															0.70458	0.512707	18.677	15.624	38.579
130185-01	DETAILS	WET	Rock	Igneous Unknown Volcanic	Not-given	55.48	0.87	18.29	8.97	0.17	4.21	8.04	3.26	0.53	0.16	99.98
19-17	DETAILS	ICPAES	Rock	Igneous Unknown Plutonic	Not-given	46.76	1.23	17.8	12.43	0.2	7.04	11.44	2.31	0.26	0.12	99.59	119	39	212		94			1	61				46	285		286	21	92	50
060385-03	DETAILS	WET	Rock	Igneous Unknown Volcanic	Not-given	57.03	0.78	18.46	7.11	0.14	3.55	8.65	3.52	0.77	0.24	100
21-1	DETAILS	ICPAES	Rock	Metamorphic Unknown Unknown	Granulite	44.54	2.11	14.32	17.15	0.2	6.45	13.21	1.56	0.19	0.18	99.91	54	54	197		591	5.6		1.8	46				59	237		404	29	126	66
21-1	DETAILS	TIMS	Rock	Metamorphic Unknown Unknown	Granulite																																0.5129
111284-01	DETAILS	WET	Rock	Igneous Unknown Volcanic	Not-given	55.8	0.9	18.68	8.42	0.15	3.75	8.49	3.25	0.59	0.15	100

Data from the SESAR Database

Sorry. No data exist for this volcano in the SESAR database.

Data from the MaGa Database

Sorry. No data exist for this volcano in the MaGa database.