Lower Chindwin

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Lower Chindwin Vulkan

vulkanische Gebiet 385 m / 1,263 ft
Burma (Myanmar), 22.28°N / 95.1°E
Aktueller Status: nicht aktiv (1 von 5)

Typische Aktivität: strombolianische
Ausbrüche des Lower Chindwin: unknown, no recent eruptions
Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe:

Zeit	Mag. / Tiefe	Distance	Ort
Fri, 10 May
Fri, 10 May 22:11 UTC	M 4.3 / 109.5 km	57 km	48km WSW of Monywa, Burma

The Lower Chindwin volcano is a field of 7 or 8 explosion craters along the lower Chindwin River in central Myanmar.
Most cones and lava flows are older than 10,000 years, but a very young-looking basalt flow forms a plateau north of Thayet-Pingan.

Beschreibung:

The volcano belongs to the Burma volcanic arc west of the Sagaing-Namyin Fault. The field contains various lava compositions from rhyolitic, dacitic, andesitic to olivine basaltic rocks.
Cones and craters include Wazin Taung (366 m), Natyin Taung (237 m), Minma (200 m), Letpadaung Taung (322 m), Okpo Hill (272 m), Ywatha (122 m), lake-filled Taungbyauk crater (198 m), lake-filled Twindaung crater (231 m), lake-filled Songyuang crater.

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