Cochiquito Volcano
Updated: May 6, 2025 18:06 GMT -
stratovolcanoes
Argentina, -36.77°S / -69.82°W 
Summit height: 1435 m / 4,708 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Cochiquito is part of a small group of young volcanoes (Cochiquito, Sillanegra and Ranquil del Sur ) north of the town of Buta Ranquil, Argentina, near where the Río Grande and Río Barrancas join to form the Río Colorado.
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Cochiquito volcano eruptions: none in historic times
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Date and Time | Mag / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 11:26 pm (Mendoza) | 3.0 10 km | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) to the E | Departamento de Malarguee, Mendoza Province, 17 km northeast of Barrancas, Pehuenches, Neuquen Province, Argentina | Info | |
Background
Volcán Cochiquito is an alkaline basaltic stratovolcano with eight satellitic cones.Volcán Sillanegra (or Malal) is pyroclastic cone complex with two craters and basaltic aa lava flows located east of the Río Grande. Its age was estimated to be Holocene (González-Ferrán, 1995).
Volcán Ranquil del Sur is a small stratovolcano south of the Río Barranca with an estimated Pleistocene-Holocene age that contains a 600-m-wide crater and produced andesitic pyroclastic material and lava flows. However, Folguera et al. (2006) describe Chochiquito as being erupted along a normally reactivated reverse fault in the Chos Malal belt, part of a group of basaltic domes and lava flows ranging from 3.2 to 1.5 Ma (citing dates in Linares and Gonzalez, 1987). Other researchers (e.g. Ramos and Folguera, 2011) map the area as older Pleistocene volcanics not part of the larger volcanic fields nearby.
Latest satellite images
Cochiquito Volcano Maps
Below is a selection of maps showing the location and surroundings of the volcano at various resolutions based on aerial-imagery / terrain maps. Feel free to use them for non-commercial purposes on your blog or website as long as you credit them with a link back to this page (click to copy it).
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Cochiquito volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Cochiquito volcano (scale of few kilometers)
