Isla Tortuga vulcano
vulcano a scudo 210+ m / 689 ft
Baja California, Mexico, 27.43°N / -111.88°W
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
Baja California, Mexico, 27.43°N / -111.88°W
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
Isla Tortuga volcano is a young basaltic shield volcano that forms the small 4 km wide island of the same name located 40 km off the Baja coast in the Gulf of California.
The volcano has a circular summit caldera, about 100 m deep, containing a frozen lava and several cinder cones from probably relatively recent eruptions. Young lava flows cover most of the volcano's flanks. At present, there is fumarolic activity.
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Eruzioni del vulcano Isla Tortuga: unknown, less than 10,000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Data / ora | Mag. / Profondità | Distanza | Ubicazione | |
| Fri, 15 Jan 2021 (GMT) | ||||
| 2021-01-15 12:57:35 (Hora de México) (15 Jan 2021 18:57:35 GMT) | 3.7 53 km - Più | 29 km | Gulf of California, 68 km a est da Santa Rosalia, Mulegé Municipality, Bassa California del Sud, Messico | |
| Mon, 11 Jan 2021 (GMT) | ||||
| 2021-01-11 04:42:46 (Hora de México) (11 Jan 2021 10:42:46 GMT) | 3.7 10 km - Più | 26 km | Gulf of California, 57 km a est da Santa Rosalia, Messico | |
Sfondo
The shield volcano was constructed during 2 north-migrating periods of activity that began with submarine eruptions and included formation of a circular tuff-ring complex enclosing the caldera.The sides of a small volcanic horst in the center of the caldera display lava flows overlying a 2-m-thick halite bed, formed when sea water filled the caldera, creating an evaporite basin.
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