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Arintica volcano

stratovolcano 5597 m / 18,363 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -18.73°S / -69.05°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Typical eruption style: explosive
Arintica volcano eruptions: none in recent time
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Fri, 15 Sep
Fri, 15 Sep 15:11 UTCM 3.5 / 22.3 km5 km58 km al SE de Putre
Wed, 6 Sep
Wed, 6 Sep 04:29 UTCM 3.2 / 118.2 km14 km44 km al SE de Putre
Mon, 4 Sep
Mon, 4 Sep 15:12 UTCM 2.7 / 102.4 km31 km47 km al N de Camiña
Arintica volcano is a stratovolcano in the Arica y Parinacota region of Chile near the border with Bolivia.
There are no known Holocene eruptions, and the volcano might be extinct, although little is known about it.


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