Incapillo volcano
Caldera 5750 m / 18865 ft
Argentina, -27.9°S / -68.8°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Argentina, -27.9°S / -68.8°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Incapillo volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Tue, 27 Jul 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 27/07/2021 01:51:12 (27 Jul 2021 04:51:12 GMT) | 2.5 115 km | 49 km (30 mi) Departamento de Vinchina, 231 km northwest of La Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja, Argentina | ||
| Wed, 21 Jul 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 21/07/2021 01:49:15 (21 Jul 2021 04:49:15 GMT) | 3.1 118 km | 42 km (26 mi) Departamento de Vinchina, 242 km northwest of La Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja, Argentina | ||
| Mon, 19 Jul 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 19/07/2021 07:47:56 (19 Jul 2021 10:47:56 GMT) | 3.3 113 km | 47 km (29 mi) 84 km northwest of Tinogasta, Catamarca, Argentina | ||
Background
The Plio-Pleistocene Icapillo caldera and lava-dome complex is the southernmost ignimbritic caldera of the Central Andes. The 5 x 6 km wide caldera formed during a rhyodacitic eruption about 510,000 years ago. About 40 rhyodacitic lava domes surround the caldera.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
