Stratovolcanoes

Monte Burney

Monte Burney (Chile) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 1,758 m above sea level. The GVP records 7 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1910.

Elevation
1,758 m
Last eruption
1910
Confirmed eruptions
7
Max VEI
5
Country
Chile
Location
52.33° S, 73.40° W
Region (GVP)
Austral Andean Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
16 March 1910 — 2 Observations: Reported
90 BCE ± 100 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
800 BCE ± 500 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
2,320 BCE ± 100 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
3,740 BCE ± 10 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
7,390 BCE ± 200 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
7,450 BCE ± 500 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#358070)