Aracar Volcano
Updated: 24 apr. 2024 20:12 GMT -
stratovolcano 6082 m / 19,954 feet
Cile settentrionale, Bolivia e Argentina (Sud America), -24.25°S / -67.77°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Cile settentrionale, Bolivia e Argentina (Sud America), -24.25°S / -67.77°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Aracar volcano is a probably still active stratovolcano in NW Argentina close to the border with Chile. The volcano has a well-preserved 1.5 km wide summit crater with a small crater lake and steep eroded flanks. It is not known whether there has been activity in the Holocene (past 12,000 years).
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Eruzioni del vulcano Aracar: 1993 (?)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Data / ora | Mag. / Prof. | Distanza / Ubicazione | |||
| 24 apr 08:16 (Salta) | 3.5 251 km | 6.5 km a est |  Salta, Argentina I FELT IT | Info | |
| lunedì, 22 aprile 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
| 22 apr 06:38 (Salta) | 2.9 231 km | Salta, Argentina | Info | ||
| giovedì, 18 aprile 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
| 18 apr 11:20 (Santiago) | 3.3 252 km | 23 km a nord est |  Chile: 59 km al SE de Socaire I FELT IT | Info | |
| lunedì, 15 aprile 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
| 15 apr 19:19 (Santiago) | 2.9 236 km | Chile: 60 km al S de Socaire | Info | ||
| domenica, 14 aprile 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
| 14 apr 14:34 (Salta) | 3.4 240 km | 20 km a est | Salta, Argentina | Info | |
| sabato, 13 aprile 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
| 13 apr 11:37 (Salta) | 3.6 246 km | 20 km a nord est | Salta, Argentina | Info | |
Background
The volcano was constructed during 3 eruptive cycles dating back to the Pliocene. The andesitic stratovolcano overlies dacitic lava domes. Lava flows are found at the base of the volcano below 4500 m elevation are relatively well preserved, but there are no lava flows on the upper flanks, which are often an indication of youthful activity. (Source: GVP volcano information)Possible eruption in 1993
There were reports about ash columns from the summit on 28 March 1993, but it is not known whether these were rockfall dust or eruption plumes.
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