Caquena volcano

Updated: Jul 6, 2022 22:55 GMT - Refresh

Lava dome(s) unknown
Northern Chile, -18.07°S / -69.22°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Caquena 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, July 5, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 4, 2022 11:04 pm (GMT -4) (Jul 5, 2022 03:04 GMT)	2.2 134 km	23 km (14 mi) Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile, 87 km east of Tacna, Peru

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Background

The Caquena andesitic lava domes are Potassium-Argon dated around 194,000 to 264,000 years before present (Worner et al. 1988).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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