Putana volcano
stratovolcano 5890 m / 19,324 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -22.55°S / -67.85°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -22.55°S / -67.85°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: effusive, lava domes
Putana volcano eruptions: 1972(?), 1810 ± 10 years (?)
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Putana volcano eruptions: 1972(?), 1810 ± 10 years (?)
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
| Mon, 9 Apr | |||
| Mon, 9 Apr 17:53 UTC | M 4.6 / 135.8 km | 24 km | 49 km al N de San Pedro de Atacama |
| Sat, 7 Apr | |||
| Sat, 7 Apr 12:05 UTC | M 2.7 / 147.5 km | 17 km | 49 km al N de San Pedro de Atacama |
| Wed, 28 Mar | |||
| Wed, 28 Mar 06:54 UTC | M 3.0 / 143 km | 14 km | 44 km al NE de San Pedro de Atacama |
| Tue, 27 Feb | |||
| Tue, 27 Feb 01:26 UTC | M 2.8 / 139.6 km | 6 km | 64 km al N de San Pedro de Atacama |
The volcano, whose name literally means "whore" has (probably) erupted twice in historic times. Its name might allure to a major destructive eruption reported in the 19th century, although some recent research suggests that there actually were eruptions at all in historic times at Putana volcano.
Background:
Putana volcano is part of a large, roughly N-S-trending volcanic complex that covers an area of 600 sq km.The main edifice consists mainly of dacitic lava domes and flows mantling an older pre-Holocene volcano. The youngest basaltic andesite lava flows are viscous and rarely extend more than 3 km.
(Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information)
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