El Tatio volcano
hydrothermal field 4280 m / 14,042 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -22.35°S / -68.03°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -22.35°S / -68.03°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: explosive
El Tatio volcano eruptions: possibly within the past 10,000 years
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El Tatio volcano eruptions: possibly within the past 10,000 years
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
Sat, 21 Apr | |||
Sat, 21 Apr 13:38 UTC | M 2.6 / 110.5 km | 71 km | 14 km al E de Calama |
Sat, 21 Apr 13:13 UTC | M 2.6 / 128.2 km | 12 km | 73 km al NE de Calama |
Sat, 21 Apr 05:03 UTC | M 4.0 / 109.4 km | 27 km | 59 km al NE de Calama |
Sat, 21 Apr 03:33 UTC | M 2.5 / 92.8 km | 32 km | 54 km al NE de Calama |
Fri, 20 Apr | |||
Fri, 20 Apr 15:17 UTC | M 2.6 / 117.2 km | 16 km | 59 km al S de Ollagüe |
The Hoyada de Los Geisers del Tatio geothermal field covers 30 sq km and contains 85 fumaroles and solfataras, 62 hot springs, 40 geysers, 5 mud volcanoes, and extensive sinter terraces. It is the world's third largest geyser field and the largest geothermal area in the southern hemisphere.
It has been tried to install geothermal energy plants, but the remoteness of the area and difficulty in providing infrastructure prohibited its development.
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