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Uturuncu Volcano

Updated: 28 mar. 2024 19:20 GMT -
stratovolcano 6008 m / 19,711 ft
Cile settentrionale, Bolivia e Argentina (Sud America), -22.27°S / -67.18°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 22 mag 2012 (ongoing inflation and microquakes)

Uturuncu volcano is the highest peak in SW Bolivia and located SE of Quetana. The stratovolcano consists dominantly of andesitic to dacitic lava flows and some are probably less than 10,000 years old. At present, there are 2 solfatara fields near the summit.
Large-scale ground deformation, a bulge growing one inch per year, has been detected since May 1992 as well as increased seismic activity. This indicates that magma is still moving beneath the volcano.

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Eruzioni del vulcano Uturuncu: unknown

Latest nearby earthquakes

Data / oraMag. / Prof.Distanza / Ubicazione
27 mar 06:38 (La Paz)
27 mar 10:38 GMT
4.6

174 km
23 km a nord ovest 131 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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venerdì, 22 marzo 2024 GMT (1 sismo)
22 mar 13:43 (La Paz)
22 mar 17:43 GMT
3.3

169 km
21 km a ovest Potosi, Bolivia
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Latest satellite images

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