Acquasparta Volcano
Updated: Apr 23, 2024 07:56 GMT -
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)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 13, 03:24 pm (Rome) | 1.2 7.4 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the NE | Italy: 5 km NE Acquasparta (TR) | Info |
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