Tenorio volcano
Updated: Jul 6, 2022 08:24 GMT - Refresh
Stratovolcanoes 1916 m / 6,286 ft
Costa Rica, 10.67°N / -85.02°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Costa Rica, 10.67°N / -85.02°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Tenorio volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Saturday, July 2, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jul 2, 2022 9:09 am (GMT -6) (Jul 2, 2022 15:09 GMT) | 2.8 13 km | 28 km (17 mi) Provincia de Alajuela, 32 km east of Canas, Costa Rica | ||
| Monday, June 27, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jun 27, 2022 11:39 am (GMT -6) (Jun 27, 2022 17:39 GMT) | 3.2 3 km | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) 31 km southeast of San Jose, Upala, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Wednesday, June 22, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jun 22, 2022 4:42 pm (GMT -6) (Jun 22, 2022 22:42 GMT) | 2.8 3 km | 18 km (11 mi) 31 km east of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica | ||
Background
The 225 sq km dominantly andesitic Tenorio volcanic massif anchors the SE end of the Guanacaste Range and consists of a cluster of densely forested NNW-SSE-trending volcanic cones. Overlapping lava flows from the principal peak, Tenorio, blanket the NW-to-SW flanks and descend the NE flank. The NW-most of three craters of the central cone is sparsely vegetated and appears to be the most recently active. Volcán Montezuma to the north has twin craters, the northern of which fed a lava flow to the NE. Additional pyroclastic cones are found to the NE and SW of the central complex, and the Bijagua lava domes were constructed on the northern flank. A major debris avalanche covered about 100 sq km below the southern flank of the volcano. A legend exists of an eruption in 1816, but the volcano was densely forested at the time of an 1864 visit by Seebach and is not considered to have erupted in historical time. Fumarolic activity is present on the NE flank.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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