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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) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: explosive
Arintica volcano eruptions: none in recent time
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Fri, 14 Sep
Fri, 14 Sep 03:53 UTCM 3.6 / 105 km49 kmTARAPACA, CHILE
Tue, 11 Sep
Tue, 11 Sep 22:49 UTCM 2.7 / 113.1 km46 km40 km al N de Camiña
Sun, 9 Sep
Sun, 9 Sep 07:28 UTCM 3.3 / 109 km45 kmTARAPACA, CHILE
Tue, 4 Sep
Tue, 4 Sep 18:51 UTCM 2.8 / 133 km16 km53 km al SE de Putre
Thu, 23 Aug
Thu, 23 Aug 20:19 UTCM 2.8 / 116.5 km33 km45 km al N de Camiña
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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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