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Salton Buttes volcano (California, USA (mainland exept Alaska)) activity update
Map of recent quakes near the Salton Sea
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013
A small swarm of earthquakes has been occurring under the SE shore area of the Salton Sea during the past few days, but the recorded quakes are very small and should not be reason to worry. [more]
Salton Buttes (southern California) - volcanic eruption in near future unlikely
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012
A recent study indicates that the rhyolite lava domes in the Salton Sea area are less than 3,000 years old, which confirms that the volcanic system is to be considered potentially active. ... [more]
 

Salton Buttes volcano

lava domes -40 m / -131 feet, California, USA (mainland exept Alaska), 33.2°N / -115.62°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (6 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plot Updated: Tue, 23 May 05:06 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Tue, 23 May
Tue, 23 May 00:37 UTCM 1.0 / 11.6 km - [info] (34 km)- 15km S of Salton City, California
[Map]		USGS
Sat, 20 May
Sat, 20 May 04:13 UTCM 1.3 / 4.4 km - [info] (37 km)- 14km SSW of Salton City, California
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 18 May
Thu, 18 May 21:19 UTCM 1.5 / 8.8 km - [info] (42 km)- 18km S of Salton City, California
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 17 May
Wed, 17 May 05:31 UTCM 1.4 / 7.6 km - [info] (36 km)- 15km SSW of Salton City, California
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 17 May 05:25 UTCM 2.0 / 10.2 km - [info]Salton Buttes (17 km)- 5km ENE of Westmorland, California
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 16 May
Tue, 16 May 16:48 UTCM 1.3 / 14.7 km - [info] (39 km)- 3km W of Imperial, California
[Map]		USGS
 

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