| Date - Field | Chile - Natural hazards |
2012 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
volcanism: Chile experiences significant volcanic activity due to the more than three-dozen active volcanoes situated within the Andes Mountains; Lascar (elev. 5,592 m), which last erupted in 2007, is the most active volcano in the northern Chilean Andes; Llaima (elev. 3,125 m) in central Chile, which last erupted in 2009, is another of the country's most active; Chaiten's 2008 eruption forced major evacuations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Cerro Hudson, Copahue, Guallatiri, Llullaillaco, Nevados de Chillan, Puyehue, San Pedro, and Villarrica |
2011 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
volcanism: Chile experiences significant volcanic activity due to the more than three-dozen active volcanoes situated within the Andes Mountains; Lascar (elev. 5,592 m, 18,346 ft), which last erupted in 2007, is the most active volcano in the northern Chilean Andes; Llaima (elev. 3,125 m, 10,253 ft) in central Chile, which last erupted in 2009, is another of the country's most active; Chaiten's 2008 eruption forced major evacuations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Cerro Hudson, Copahue, Guallatiri, Llullaillaco, Nevados de Chillan, San Pedro, and Villarrica |
2010 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2009 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2008 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2007 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2006 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2005 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2004 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2003 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2002 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2001 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
2000 January
Natural hazards | severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis |
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