Taos Plateau Volcano
Updated: Dec 2, 2024 07:46 GMT -
Volcanic field 3087 m / 10128 ft
New Mexico, United States, 36.83°N / -105.83°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
New Mexico, United States, 36.83°N / -105.83°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
[smaller] [larger]
Taos Plateau volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Background
The massive Taos Plateau volcanic field covers an area of 7000 km2 along the Rio Grande Rift in north-central New Mexico and was active from about 10 million to 1.8 million years ago. The Red Hill lava flow is of probable Pleistocene age (Dungan et al., 1989).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Latest satellite images
