Villarrica Vulkan

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Stratovolcano

Central Chile, -39.42°S / -71.93°W

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Summit height: 2847 m / 9,340 ft

Aktueller Status: Schwache Aktivität oder Ausbruchswarnung (3 von 5)

Last update: 15 Jan 2025 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)

Snow-covered Villarrica, one of Chile's most active volcanoes, rises above the lake and town of the same name. It erupts basaltic lava and is one of the few permanently active volcanoes in the world, with frequent strombolian activity and sometimes a small lava lake present in its summit crater.

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Typische Aktivität: Mildly explosive, strombolian activity, small lava lake in the summit crater
Ausbrüche des Villarrica: 2010-2012, 2008, 2005, 1985-2001 (lava lake), 1984-85, 1983, 1980, 1977, 1971-72, 1964, 1963(?), 1960-61, 1958-59, 1950(?), 1948-49, 1938, 1935, 1933, 1929, 1921, 1920-29, 1919(?), 1915-18(?), 1910?, 1909, 1908, 1907, 1906, 1904, 1897-98(?), 1893-94(?), 1883, 1879, 1877, 1875-76, 1874, 1869(?), 1867-68, 1864, 1859-60, 1853, 1852(?), 1837, 1832, 1822, 1815-18, 1806, 1801, 1799, 1796, 1792, 1790, 1787, 1780, 1777, 1759, 1751, 1745, 1742, 1737, 1716, 1688, 1657?, 1647?, 1640, 1594, 1562, 1558

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Datum und Uhrzeit	Mag / Tiefe	Distanz / Ort
20. Apr. 22:06 (GMT -4)	3.3 103 km	27 km südwestlich	15 km nordöstlich von Panguipulli, Valdivia, Región de Los Ríos, Chile I FELT IT	Info

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Beschreibung

The volcano is also known as Rucapillán, a Mapuche word meaning "House of the Pillán". It is the westernmost of three large stratovolcanoes that trend perpendicular to the Andean chain along the Gastre Fault.
The volcanic edifice was built at the rim of two overlapping calderas: one 6-km wide caldera formed about 10,000 years ago, and a second, 2 km wide caldera about 3500 years ago. The volcano is located at the NW margin of the older caldera. More than 30 scoria cones and fissure vents dot Villarrica's flanks. Plinian eruptions and pyroclastic flows that have extended up to 20 km from the volcano have been produced during the past few thousands years. Lava flows up to 18 km long have issued from summit and flank vents. Historical eruptions, documented since 1558, have consisted largely of mild-to-moderate explosive activity with occasional lava effusion. Glaciers cover 40 sq km of the volcano. Hazards from Villarrica include massive lahars (mud flows) caused by melting of snow and glacier ice as well as rainfalls, such as during the eruptions of 1964 and 1971 when large lahars damaged towns on its flanks.
Villarrica, along with Quetrupillán and the Chilean portion of Lanín, are protected within Villarrica National Park. Ascents of the volcano are popular with several guided ascents reaching the top during summer.

Bedeutende Vulkanausbrüche: Villarrica volcano

In the past 10,000 years, Villarrica has had at least 152 confirmed volcanic eruptions, out of which 74 are documented by historical records, while the others can be inferred from geological evidence.
Additionally, there are 12 uncertain or discredited eruptions from Villarrica volcano.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Villarrica volcano since around 1900. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Villarrica can be found on the news page of Villarrica volcano.

Datum	Hinweis	VEI	Todesopfer	Schaden
2014 Dez 2 ±7 d. - anhaltend	Summit crater Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
2013 Jul 25 - Jul 29 ?	Summit crater Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
?? 2012 Nov 14	Unsicherer Ausbruch Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
2009 Nov 22 - 2012 Apr 20	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
2009 Jan 29 - Mär 24 ?	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
2008 Okt 26	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
2004 Aug 5 ? - 2007 Dez 24 ?	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
2003 Mai 23 ? - 2004 Mär 25 ?	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1998 Feb 24 ±4 d. - 2002 Jun 16 ±15 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1996 Sep 14 - 1997 Aug 16 ±15 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1996 Jan 16 ±15 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1995 Apr 15 ±5 d. - Jun 2 oder danach	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1994 Sep 26 - Dez 30	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1992 Sep 11 - Dez 16 ±15 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1991 Aug 30 - Sep 17	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1984 Aug 11 - 1985 Nov 18	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1983 Okt 14 - Okt 16	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1980 Jun 20 - Sep 24	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1977 Jan 26 - Jan 30	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1971 Okt 29 - 1972 Feb 21	Summit, NE and SW flanks Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1971 Okt 29 (Ausbruch 1971 Okt 29 - 1972 Feb 21)	Hist. dokumentiert	2	15	unbekannt	Info
1971 Okt 29: Lahars down N,W, and S sides of volcano caused by lava flows melting ice killed 15 in Chaillupen and Turbio valleys, destroying many houses and agricultural installations. Concrete bridges across major rivers cut. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1964 Mär 2 - Apr 21	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1964 Mär 3 (Ausbruch 1964 Mär 2 - Apr 21)	Hist. dokumentiert	2	25	unbekannt	Info
1964 Mär 3: Mudflows swept over 50% of Conripe village, 25 killed or missing. (reference #9675) Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1963 Feb 25 ? - Sep 21 oder danach	Summit and upper SW flank Hist. dokumentiert	3?		unbekannt
1963 Mai 21 (Ausbruch 1963 Feb 25 ? - Sep 21 oder danach)	Hist. dokumentiert	2	1-50 (*)	unbekannt	Info
1963 Mai 21: Snowmelt from lava and super-heated steam May 21-24 caused mudflows with fatalities. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1961 Jul 2 ±182 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
?? 1960 Jul 2 ±182 d.	Unsicherer Ausbruch	1?		unbekannt
1958 Nov 6 - 1959 Dez 21	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1956 Okt 3 - Nov 16 ±45 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
?? 1950 Jul 2 ±182 d.	Unsicherer Ausbruch	?		unbekannt
1948 Okt 9 - 1949 Feb 3	Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
1949 Jan 1 (Ausbruch 1948 Okt 9 - 1949 Feb 3)	Hist. dokumentiert	3	54	mittel	Info
1949 Jan 1: Lahars caused great damage and killed 23 persons, with an additional 31 missing. Witham lists a range of 40-100 fatalities. (reference #9675) Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1948 Apr 10	Hist. dokumentiert	2?		unbekannt
1947	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1938 Dez 1 ±30 d. - 1939 Feb 1 ±30 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
?? 1938 Feb 11	Unsicherer Ausbruch	1?		unbekannt
1935 Dez 1 ±30 d. - 1936 Jun 27	Hist. dokumentiert	1?		unbekannt
1933 Jan 5 - Jan 18 ±12 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1929 Dez 27	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1927 - 1928	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1922 Okt 24 - Nov 27 ±20 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
?? 1921 Dez 10	Unsicherer Ausbruch	2?		unbekannt
1920 Dez 10 - Dez 13	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
?? 1919	Unsicherer Ausbruch	?		unbekannt
1915 - 1918	Hist. dokumentiert	1		unbekannt
1913	Diskreditierter Ausbruch
1909 Aug 19 - 1910	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1908 Okt 31 - Dez 12 ?	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1907 Mai 5 ±4 d. - Mai 26 ?	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1906 Apr 22 - Dez	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1904	Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1902		2?		unbekannt

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Anmerkung:

Unsere Liste von Vulkanausbrüchen orientiert sich eng an der Datenbank des Global Volcanism Project (GVP) des Smithsonian Instituts, der international anerkanntesten globalen Datenquelle für Vulkanausbrüche. Sie schließt aber auch bedeutende Eruptionsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Vulkanereignisse ein. Unter "Vulkanausbrüchen" versteht man in der Regel meist Serien einzelner Eruptionsepisoden, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen oder sich (bei mehreren beteiligten Ausbruchspunkten an einem Vulkan) auch überlappen können und unter Umständen viele Jahre, Jahrzehnte oder noch länger andauern können. So ist z.B. die aktuelle Tätigkeit des Stromboli als ein einziger Ausbruch verstanden, der seit 1934 anhält.

Quellen: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Villarrica Volcano FAQ

+When was the last eruption of Villarrica volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of Villarrica began in 2014 and is continuing (as of April 2025).

+How often does Villarrica volcano erupt?

Since 1558 AD, Villarrica volcano has had at least 74 historically documented eruptions. This means that it erupts on average every 6.3 years.
Many eruptions of Villarrica have lasted more than one year. In total, the volcano has been in eruption during 124 out of 467 years until now. In other words, Villarrica has been active at least one in 3.8 years on average. Note that this value is likely an underestimate, because the known history of eruptions from Villarrica is likely incomplete, especially further back in time.

+How active is Villarrica volcano at present?

Villarrica volcano is extremely active: Since 1900, it has been frequently active, showing eruptive activity during 70 years out of 126 as of now. The latest eruption is still continuing at present.

+When was the largest eruption of Villarrica volcano?

The largest eruption known from the younger geological history of Villarrica volcano occurred ungefähr im Jahr 1810 BC. It ranks as a "vulcanian" eruption with a magnitude 3 on the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) scale.

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Villarrica Vulkan Karten

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