Los Perdidos volcano
Updated: Nov 29, 2023 05:03 GMT -
Caldera 1357 m / 4452 ft
Costa Rica, 10.4°N / -84.68°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Costa Rica, 10.4°N / -84.68°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Los Perdidos volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Sunday, November 26, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Nov 26, 02:06 am (Costa Rica) (Nov 26, 08:06 GMT) | 2.3 9 km | 17 km (10.6 mi) 38 km northwest of Ciudad Quesada, San Carlos, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Sunday, November 19, 2023 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
| Nov 19, 07:59 am (Costa Rica) (Nov 19, 13:59 GMT) | 2.3 7 km | 38 km (24 mi) Provincia de Alajuela, 27 km northeast of Canas, Costa Rica | ||
| Nov 19, 06:16 am (Costa Rica) (Nov 19, 12:16 GMT) | 2.1 4 km | 39 km (24 mi) Provincia de Alajuela, 26 km northeast of Canas, Costa Rica | ||
| Thursday, November 16, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Nov 16, 04:08 am (Costa Rica) (Nov 16, 10:08 GMT) | 2.3 4 km | 40 km (25 mi) Provincia de Alajuela, 28 km northeast of Canas, Costa Rica | ||
Background
The forested Los Perdidos volcano lies at the southern end of a NNW-SSE-trending volcanic chain that includes the Arenal-Chato complex across the Río Fortuna. Volcanism began during the late Pleistocene at Los Perdidos and migrated northward to the historically active Arenal volcano. Several andesitic lava domes were constructed within and on the rim of a caldera, which have been have been Potassium-Argon dated by Gillot et al. (1994) at about 83,000-99,000 years before present.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
