Cerro Azul (Chile volcano)
Topics: Mountains of Chile, Volcanoes of Chile
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 wide summit crater that is open to the north. Numerous scoria cones and flank vents are found on the lower slopes.
In 1932, 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.
Eruption history
1846, 1903*?, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1913?, 1914, 1916-1932, 1933-1938, 1949, 1967
? = eruption uncertain.
References
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