Cordon de Puntas Negras volcano
stratovolcanoes 5852 m / 19,199 ft
Chile / Argentinien (Norden) + Bolivien, Südamerika, -23.74°S / -67.53°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Chile / Argentinien (Norden) + Bolivien, Südamerika, -23.74°S / -67.53°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Cordón de Puntas Negras is a stratovolcano in northern Chile 46 km SE of Lascar volcano.
The volcano has a number of fresh-looking cones and craters such as Cerros Cenizas, Aguas Calientes, Laguna Escondida, and Chinchilla with well-preserved summit craters and short lava flows. In addition, there is a distinct maar and a large, 13 sq km silicic lava flow and dome complex.
It is thought that some of these vents are less than 10,000 years old, or even historical in age. The youngest of the complex is a crater SE of Cerro Laguna Escondidax.
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Cordon de Puntas Negras volcano eruptions: less than 10,000 years, perhaps in historic times
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Monday, November 29, 2021 10:29 GMT (1 earthquake) | ||||
| Nov 29, 2021 7:29 am (GMT -3) (Nov 29, 2021 10:29 GMT) | 3.1 214 km | 74 km (46 mi) Departamento de Susques, 162 km west of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | ||
| Thursday, November 25, 2021 20:32 GMT (1 earthquake) | ||||
| Nov 25, 2021 5:32 pm (GMT -3) (Nov 25, 2021 20:32 GMT) | 3.3 211 km | 77 km (48 mi) Departamento de Susques, 170 km northwest of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | ||
| Saturday, November 20, 2021 15:58 GMT (1 earthquake) | ||||
| Nov 20, 2021 12:58 pm (GMT -3) (Nov 20, 2021 15:58 GMT) | 3.3 210 km | 78 km (48 mi) Departamento de Susques, 158 km west of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | ||
| Friday, November 19, 2021 13:38 GMT (1 earthquake) | ||||
| Nov 19, 2021 10:38 am (GMT -3) (Nov 19, 2021 13:38 GMT) | 4.6 204 km | 78 km (48 mi) Departamento de Susques, 157 km west of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | ||
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 23:33 GMT (1 earthquake) | ||||
| Nov 16, 2021 8:33 pm (GMT -3) (Nov 16, 2021 23:33 GMT) | 3.8 255 km | 44 km (27 mi) Departamento de Susques, 195 km west of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina | ||
Background
Cordón de Puntas Negras is at the intersection of 2 volcanic chains; the Cordón de Puntas Negras chain trends NE-SW from from Chiliques volcano to Volcán Puntas Negras. The other Cordón Chalviri chain trends SW towards Cerro Tuyajto volcanoes.The Cordón de Puntas Negras chain contains small cones, lava domes, lava flows, and maars and covers an area of 500 sq km and contains at least 25 different vents.
Cordón de Puntas Negras proper is situated along the southern margin of the 35 x 70 km Pliocene La Pacana caldera.
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
