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Cay

Cay is a stratovolcano in South America Volcanic Regions, Chile, rising to 2,090 m.

About Cay

Volcán Cay, located E of Macá volcano and NW of the town of Puerto Aisén, is a basaltic to dacitic stratovolcano. An explosion crater is open to the E, and about a half dozen explosion craters and pyroclastic cones lie along a fissure trending SW of the summit. Another 10 basaltic pyroclastic cones are located along a second parallel fissure 5 km SE that is part of the major regional Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone. These cones were considered to be Holocene by González-Ferrán (1995), but Naranjo and Stern (2004) found no evidence for Holocene tephra deposits.

Eruption reports

Reports from GDACS and NASA EONET linked to this volcano.

No eruption reports in our records yet. New reports appear here automatically.

Earthquakes nearby, 30 days

Within about 50 km. Swarms of small quakes can sometimes accompany volcanic unrest.

No earthquakes recorded nearby in the last 30 days.