Pinto Basin-Salton Creek volcano
Updated: Aug 12, 2022 22:54 GMT - Refresh
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)
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Tuesday, August 2, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 2, 2022 9:08 am (GMT -7) (Aug 2, 2022 16:08 GMT) | 1.3 7.2 km | 56 km (35 mi) 16km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA | ||
| Monday, August 1, 2022 GMT (3 quakes) | ||||
| Aug 1, 2022 1:12 pm (GMT -7) (Aug 1, 2022 20:12 GMT) | 1.1 2.1 km | 47 km (29 mi) 12km NE of Indio, CA | ||
| Jul 31, 2022 7:18 pm (GMT -7) (Aug 1, 2022 02:18 GMT) | 1.5 0.3 km | 47 km (29 mi) 12km NE of Indio, CA | ||
| Jul 31, 2022 6:23 pm (GMT -7) (Aug 1, 2022 01:23 GMT) | 2.0 1.4 km | 48 km (30 mi) 11km NE of Indio, CA | ||
| Sunday, July 31, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jul 31, 2022 1:02 am (GMT -7) (Jul 31, 2022 08:02 GMT) | 1.2 1.4 km | 47 km (29 mi) 12km 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 | NASA FIRMS
