Salton Buttes volcano
Actualizado: 30 ene. 2023 16:10 GMT -
domos de lava -40 m / -131 feet
California (Canadá y EE. UU. (continente)), 33.2°N / -115.62°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
California (Canadá y EE. UU. (continente)), 33.2°N / -115.62°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 14 mar 2022
The Salton Buttes volcanic field consist of 5 small rhyolitic lava domes built above sediments of the Colorado River delta within the Salton Sea geothermal field, located at the SE margin of the Salton Sea, California.
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Erupciones del volcán Salton Buttes: about 3000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
Fecha / Hora | Revista / Prof. | Distancia/Ubicación | ||
domingo, 29 enero 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
29 ene 2023 07:47 (GMT -8) (29 ene 2023 15:47 GMT) | 1.5 6.9 km | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) 8km W of Calipatria, CA |
Background
Recent dating of young zircons (which typically crystallize prior to eruption) place the date of the lava domes at 10,300 +/- 1000 years ago, consistent with early Holocene hydration rind dates from Obsidian Butte. Wave-cut benches originating from Lake Cahuilla, which existed from about 20,500 to 3000 years ago, prior to the 20th century formation of the Salton Sea due to an accidental spill-over of the Colorado River, are found on all of the domes. Older, sediment-buried Pleistocene rhyolitic lava domes have been found in geothermal drill holes. The Salton Sea geothermal field produces saline geothermal brines.---
Source: GVP Salton Buttes information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS