El Negrillar volcano

pyroclastic cones 3500 m / 11,483 ft
Chile / Argentinien (Norden) + Bolivien, Südamerika, -24.18°S / -68.25°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

El Negrillar (Negros de Aras) is a group of cinder cones and andesitic lava flows in northern Chile about 20 km north of Socompa volcano. The age of volcanic activity from the field is unknown. The major Holocene debris avalanche from Socompa volcano overlies (= is younger than) some youthful-looking lava flows at the western margin of the El Negrillar field.
Note: A volcano called La Negrillar is located nearaby.

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Typical eruption style: strombolian, effusive
El Negrillar volcano eruptions: unknown

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance/Location
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
17 Jun 2021 00:30:32 GMT
2.5

2 km		12 km (7.5 mi)
Provincia de Antofagasta, 209 km southeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile



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