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Ban Chiang Khian volcano

Updated: Aug 17, 2022 23:16 GMT - Refresh

Unknown unknown
Thailand, 19.8°N / 100°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Ban Chiang Khian volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes:

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance/Location
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 10, 2022 4:39 am (GMT +6:30) (Aug 9, 2022 22:09 GMT)	2.9 6 km	169 km (105 mi) Shan State, 40 km north of Pai, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Background

Dissected lava flows dated 1.62 +/- 1.25 million years ago (Whitford-Stark).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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