Acquasparta volcano
Updated: Aug 13, 2022 18:40 GMT - Refresh
Volcanic field unknown
Italy, 42.65°N / 12.3°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Italy, 42.65°N / 12.3°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Acquasparta volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Saturday, August 13, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 13, 2022 3:46 pm (GMT +2) (Aug 13, 2022 13:46 GMT) | 1.1 8.6 km | 22 km (14 mi) Italy: 3 Km NE Acquasparta (TR) | ||
| Thursday, August 11, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 11, 2022 11:45 pm (GMT +2) (Aug 11, 2022 21:45 GMT) | 1.2 9.4 km | 20 km (12 mi) Italy: 2 Km NW Acquasparta (TR) | ||
| Sunday, August 7, 2022 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
| Aug 7, 2022 11:45 pm (GMT +2) (Aug 7, 2022 21:45 GMT) | 1.3 8.8 km | 20 km (12 mi) Italy: 4 Km SW Massa Martana (PG) | ||
| Aug 7, 2022 8:49 pm (GMT +2) (Aug 7, 2022 18:49 GMT) | 1.6 9.3 km | 21 km (13 mi) 22 km northwest of Terni, Umbria, Italy | ||
| Tuesday, August 2, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 3, 2022 12:09 am (GMT +2) (Aug 2, 2022 22:09 GMT) | 1.1 7.8 km | 22 km (14 mi) Italy: 1 Km W Narni (TR) | ||
Background
Acquasparta is characterized by monogenetic centers aligned N-S along a 10 km line. It's pyroclastic flow, fall, and surge deposits form a small plateau and are likely of phreatomagmatic origin. Ar/Ar dating of these products has produced an age of about 390 ka (Peccerillo, 2005).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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