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GVP volcano 357120 · no holder yet

Villarrica

Villarrica is a 2,847 m stratovolcano in Chile, erupting as recently as 2025.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
2,847 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
2025
Largest known
VEI 5, paroxysmal, 1810 BCE
Eruptions
152 confirmed in the record
Where
39.42°S 71.93°W · Chile
Region
Southern Andean Volcanic Arc, South America Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 357120

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