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Llaima: eruption history

Elevation3,125 m
TypeStratovolcano
Confirmed eruptions56#2 of 66 in country
Latest eruption2008-01-01
Largest VEI5
Location-38.69, -71.73

Eruptions per century (since 1500)

By VEI

Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)

StartVEIEndArea
2008-01-0132009Summit and upper east flank
2007-05-2622007
2003-04-0922003
2002-10-131–
1998-11-102–
1998-04-0321998
1997-03-1611997
1995-10-1321995
1994-05-1721994SE side summit crater, upper SW flank
1992-08-2311992
1990-02-2511990
1984-04-2021984
1979-10-1521979
1971-12-0121972
1964-07-022–
1955-10-2231957Summit and SE crater
1949-09-162–
1946-07-232–
1945-03-3131945
1944-07-022–
1942-06-0921942
1941-06-232–
1938-12-161–
1937-02-0921937
1932-12-3131933
1932-03-0221932
1930-07-0621930
1929-12-162–
1927-10-0521927SE crater and summit crater
1922-10-242–
1917-02-042–
1914-07-032–
1912-07-022–
1907-07-0221908
1903-05-1221903
1895-07-0221896
1893-12-1621894
1892-07-022–
1889-04-2021889
1887-01-1621887
1883-07-022–
1877-01-1621877
1875-07-0221876
1872-06-062–
1869-04-162–
1866-07-022–
1864-07-023–
1862-07-023–
1852-07-0221853
1822-07-022–
1759-122–
1751-12-1821752
1640-024–
5290 BCE––
6880 BCE5–
7410 BCE––

Nearby volcanoes

VolcanoDistanceEruptions
Sollipulli36 km2
Lonquimay37 km4
Tolhuaca43 km4
Caburgua-Huelemolle62 km1
Villarrica83 km152
Callaqui89 km2
Quetrupillan89 km4
Copahue104 km21

Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.