Taos Plateau Volcano
Updated: 19 avril. 2024 01:25 GMT -
Volcanic field 3087 m / 10128 ft
New Mexico, United States, 36.83°N / -105.83°W
Condition actuelle: (probablement) éteint (0 sur 5)
New Mexico, United States, 36.83°N / -105.83°W
Condition actuelle: (probablement) éteint (0 sur 5)
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Eruptions du volcan Taos Plateau: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Derniers séismes proches
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Introduction
The massive Taos Plateau volcanic field covers an area of 7000 km2 along the Rio Grande Rift in north-central New Mexico and was active from about 10 million to 1.8 million years ago. The Red Hill lava flow is of probable Pleistocene age (Dungan et al., 1989).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information