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Coso Volcano

Updated: 19 Απριλίου 2024 21:18 GMT -
stratovolcano 2400 m / 7,874 ft
Καλιφόρνια (Καναδάς και ΗΠΑ (ηπειρωτική χώρα)), 36.03°N / -117.82°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 29 Feb 2020 (Strong earthquake swarm- no cause for concern)

The Coso volcanic field is located east of the Sierra Nevada Range at the western edge of the Basin and Range province, California. It consists of 38 old rhyolitic lava domes and basaltic cinder cones covering a 400 sq km area. volcano is located 200 km north of Los Angeles, California.
Eruptions in this area over the past 4 million years produced 35 km3 of lava, the youngest eruptions are probably from the basaltic Volcano Peak cinder cone and occurred more than 33,000 years ago.
Coso Geothermal System
There is geothermal activity in an ENE trending zone between Sugarloaf Mountain and the Coso Hot Springs. The Coso Hot Springs have fumaroles and intermittently active geysers. Fumaroles at Devils Kitchen and the adjacent Nicol area are located in an explosion crater surrounding a rhyolite lava dome.

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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Coso volcano eruptions: none during the past 10,000 years

Latest nearby earthquakes

ΏραMag. / ΒάθοςΑπόσταση / Τοποθεσία
16 Απρ 10:43 (Los Angeles)
3.4

6 km
11 km βορειοδυτικά 10 km NE of Coso Junction, CA  I FELT IT
Περ.
16 Απρ 08:25 (Los Angeles)
3.2

5.8 km
12 km βορειοδυτικά 10 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA  I FELT IT
Περ.
16 Απρ 08:23 (Los Angeles)
3.9

5.1 km
12 km βορειοδυτικά 9 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA  I FELT IT
Περ.
16 Απρ 08:23 (Los Angeles)
3.4

4.4 km
12 km βορειοδυτικά 10 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA  I FELT IT
Περ.
16 Απρ 08:24 (Los Angeles)
2.5

7.9 km
11 km βορειοδυτικά 10 km NE of Coso Junction, CA
Περ.
Τετάρτη, 17 Απριλίου 2024 GMT (1 σεισμός)
16 Απρ 18:21 (Los Angeles)
2.3

6.1 km
12 km βορειοδυτικά 10 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA
Περ.

Background

The latest dated eruption formed the Volcano Peak basaltic cinder cone and lava flow and was Potassium-Argon dated at 39,000 +/- 33,000 years ago, but the youngest lava dome may even be younger than 11,000 years ago.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

Latest satellite images

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Sat, 6 Jul 2019, 19:29

Coso volcano (California, USA (mainland exept Alaska)) activity update: Strong earthquake swarm- no cause for concern

The M7.1 earthquake has also triggered an earthquake swarm at the southern end of the volcanic field, with around 30 earthquakes per hour. Read all
Tue, 11 Dec 2012, 06:48

Coso volcanic field (California): seismic swarm coming to an end

Location of recent quakes in the Coso volcanic field (red=past 48 hours, yellow=past week)
Το πρόσφατο σεισμό σμήνος Coso ηφαιστειακή πεδίο φαίνεται να είναι πάνω από. Read all

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