Laguna del Maule (volcano) 2017. The Chilean National Geology and Mining Service monitors the volcano. Laguna del Maule (volcano) Laguna del Maule is a volcanic field in the Andes mountain range of Chile, close to, and partly overlapping, the Chile-Argentina frontier. The bulk of the volcanic field is in the Talca province of Chile's Maule Region. It is a segment of the Southern Volcanic Zone, part of the Andean Volcanic Belt. Many of the volcanic centres in the Laguna del Maule volcanic field formed during postglacial times, after glaciers had retreated from the area. This activity has generated cones, lava domes, lava coulees and
Laguna del Maule (volcano) volcano-tectonic origin, with fluid flow inducing a subordinate amount of earthquakes; two intersecting lineaments on the southwest corner of the lake appear to be involved. The 2010 Maule earthquake, west of Laguna del Maule, did not affect the volcanic field, with the rate of uplift remaining unchanged, while other measurements indicate a change in the uplift rates at that point. Several reasons have been proposed for the inflation, including the movement of magma underground, the injection of new magma, or the action of volcanic gases and volatiles which are released by the magma. Another proposal is that the inflation may