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Salton Buttes volcano
lava domes -40 m / -131 feet
California, USA (mainland exept Alaska), 33.2°N / -115.62°W
Salton Buttes volcano eruptions:
about 3000 years ago
Typical eruption style:
Explosive
Last earthquakes nearby

Brawley town, Salton Lake - strong earthquake swarm during 26-28 Aug 2012

Friday Aug 31, 2012 14:05 PM | BY: T

An strong earthquake swarm with hundreds of quakes up to magnitude 5 occurred during 26-28 August near the southern shore of Salton Lake, under the town of Brawley.
It is not known whether this is related to possible magmatic activity of the Newberry caldera.
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