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Peligros del Volcán Quetrupillán

Hazards of the Quetrupillán Volcano

Quetrupillán, Chile, 2017

Moreno, H. (2017). Peligros del Volcán Quetrupillán, Regiones de La Araucanía y de Los Ríos. Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Carta Geológica de Chile, Serie Geología Ambiental 30:1, Escala 1:50.000. Santiago.



This map was produced by an official agency, but may not be the most recent, most complete, or main operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.


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Map Data

Map ID766
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Proximal hazards; Tephra fall; Vent-opening hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history; Probabilistic modeling; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983); LAHARZ or modified version (such as PFZ) (Iverson et al. 1998; Schilling 1998; Schilling 2014); Tephra2 (Bonadonna et al. 2005; Bonadonna et al. 2010; Connor et al. 2011)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSeason or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction; Style or type; Worst-case
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name; Location or source name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Numeric probability; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeLand-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development
AudienceLand-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc.
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Contour lines
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System
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