Los Perdidos volcano
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)
Show interactive Map
[hide map] [enlarge]
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 | ||
| Fri, 30 Jul 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 30 de julio del 2021 3:45 am (30 Jul 2021 09:45:00 GMT) | 2.8 79 km | 39 km (24 mi) Zarcero, 14 km southeast of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica | ||
| Wed, 28 Jul 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 28 de julio del 2021 12:37 am (28 Jul 2021 18:37:00 GMT) | 2.7 57 km | 47 km (29 mi) 13 km east of Puntarenas, Costa Rica | ||
| Wed, 21 Jul 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | ||||
| 21 Jul 2021 05:33:52 GMT | 3.1 117 km | 33 km (21 mi) Guatuso, 48 km southeast of San Jose, Upala, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| 20 de julio del 2021 11:33 pm (21 Jul 2021 05:33:00 GMT) | 3.9 132 km | 31 km (19 mi) Guatuso, 49 km southeast of San Jose, Upala, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Tue, 20 Jul 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 20 Jul 2021 10:35:30 GMT | 3.1 68 km | 43 km (27 mi) San Ramon, 28 km west of Alajuela, 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
