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Volcano Tuesday- Llaima erupts
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Llaima Volcano, located in Conguillio National Park approximately 400 miles (650 km) southeast of the Chilean capitol of Santiago, has showed recently shown new signs of unrest. The volcano has had a series of strombolian eruptions and has also generated lahars that have traveled down the Caltren River valley and lava flows that cascaded down the western flank of the volcano. The Chilean National Geology and Minerals Service reports that as of April 13th seismic activity has subsided slightly with about 20 earthquakes per hour.
Llaima is on of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. The modern volcano formed over the last 7,000 years on top of a five mile (8 km) diameter caldera that formed 13,200 years ago. The history of the modern Llaima volcano has been dominated by lava flows and small explosive eruptions.
The current eruptive cycle at Llaima started in January 2008 and at various stages has produced everything from pyroclastic flows to the formation of a lava lake. The volcano is noted for a series of strombolian style eruptions that occurred at this time.
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