Ban Hui Sai Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 12:42 GMT -
Unknown unknown
Thailand, 20.3°N / 100.3°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Thailand, 20.3°N / 100.3°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Ban Hui Sai volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
Alkali olivine basalts form dike-like bodies in the Mekong River and a Potassium-Argon age of 1.74 +/- 0.12 million years ago has been obtained from a subcircular outcrop of basanite (Whitford-Stark 1987).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Ban Hui Sai Volcano Photos
Once upon a time, barley fields were plenty to produce the local bread. Now, it has become wild and still grows on the abandoned farmlands. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)