Tacora Volcano

Updated: May 21, 2024 20:50 GMT - refresh

stratovolcano 5980 m / 19,619 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina (South America), -17.72°S / -69.77°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Tacora is the northernmost volcano in Chile and located near the Bolivian border. It is a roughly conical andesitic twin volcano tiogether with Chupiquiña volcano to the north.
Reported eruptions in 1930 and 1937 could not be verified by independent sources.
There are many sulfur mines in the saddle between Tacora and Chupiquiña, and hot springs are located on the eastern side of Tacora.

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Tacora volcano eruptions: 1937(?), 1930(?)

Latest nearby earthquakes

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance / Location
May 15, 07:58 pm (Santiago)	2.6 150 km	16 km (9.8 mi) to the E	Chile: 20 km al SO de Visviri	Info
Saturday, May 11, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
May 11, 07:36 am (Santiago)	3.1 169 km	8.8 km (5.4 mi) to the NE	Chile: 25 km al O de Visviri	Info
May 11, 06:10 am (Lima)	3.3 173 km	14 km (8.9 mi) to the N	Southern Peru	Info
Thursday, May 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
May 9, 09:40 am (Santiago)	4.6 150 km	4.8 km (3 mi) to the SE	24 km E of Palca, Peru 1 report	Info

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Background

Tacora volcano is built on top of the Arica Altiplano, which is an ignimbrite platform at ca. 4200 m elevation. The volcano has glaciers down to 5500 m elevation. An explosion crater 300 m below the summit on NW flank.