Pinto Basin-Salton Creek volcano
Volcanic field 600 m / 1969 ft
California, United States, 33.9°N / -115.63°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
California, United States, 33.9°N / -115.63°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Pinto Basin-Salton Creek 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) (2 earthquakes) | ||||
| 30 Jul 2021 19:31:52 GMT | 1.0 7.5 km | 32 km (20 mi) 23km ENE of Thermal, CA | ||
| 30 Jul 2021 07:48:06 GMT | 1.4 0.9 km | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) 27km NW of Desert Center, CA | ||
| Thu, 29 Jul 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 29 Jul 2021 03:00:08 GMT | 0.8 4.9 km | 48 km (30 mi) 10km NE of Indio, CA | ||
| Wed, 28 Jul 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | ||||
| 28 Jul 2021 14:48:50 GMT | 0.9 6.7 km | 48 km (30 mi) 11km NE of Indio, CA | ||
| 28 Jul 2021 14:47:49 GMT | 2.6 5.4 km | 48 km (30 mi) 11km NE of Indio, CA | ||
Background
Remnants of Pleistocene or Holocene basaltic flows and pyroclastic deposits lie on alluvium (Chesterman 1982). These volcanics are mapped as Pleistocene (Calif Div Mines & Geol, Luedke and Smith 1981).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
