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Coso volcano

Actualizado: 29 nov. 2023 02:15 GMT -
estratovolcán 2400 m / 7,874 ft
California (Canadá y EE. UU. (continente)), 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: Explosivos
Erupciones del volcán Coso: none during the past 10,000 years

Latest nearby earthquakes

Fecha / HoraRevista / Prof.Distancia/Ubicación
lunes, 27 noviembre 2023 GMT (1 sismo)
27 nov 00:22 (Los Angeles)
(27 nov 08:22 GMT)
1.9
25 km (16 mi)
87 km al este de Porterville, Condado de Tulare County, California, Estados Unidos
domingo, 19 noviembre 2023 GMT (2 sismos)
18 nov 23:30 (Los Angeles)
(19 nov 07:30 GMT)
2.5

1.6 km
2.7 km (1.7 mi)
45 km al norte de Ridgecrest, Condado de Kern County, California, Estados Unidos
18 nov 20:28 (Los Angeles)
(19 nov 03:28 GMT)
2.5

3.3 km
25 km (16 mi)
70 km al noroeste de Ridgecrest, Condado de Kern County, California, Estados Unidos

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


See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
sáb, 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
mar, 11 dic 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)
El enjambre de terremoto reciente en el campo volcánico de Coso parece ser largo. Read all
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