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Tilocalar volcano

stratovolcano 3116 m / 10,223 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, South America, -23.97°S / -68.13°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: explosive
Tilocalar volcano eruptions: none in recent times
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Sun, 8 Apr
Sun, 8 Apr 15:45 UTCM 3.9 / 139 km16 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
Wed, 4 Apr
Wed, 4 Apr 19:45 UTCM 3.5 / 148 km13 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
Mon, 26 Mar
Mon, 26 Mar 16:29 UTCM 3.5 / 127.8 km29 km37 km al O de Socaire
Tilocalar is a twin volcano in northern Chile. The 2 stratovolcanoes are the larger Tilocálar Sur and the smaller northern volcano, Tilocálar Norte, located about 3.5 km SW.

Background:

The 2 Volcánes de Tilocálar overlie Pliocene ignimbrites. There are 4 lava flows from Tilocálar Sur and an explosion crater 1 km to the south. Lava flows from Tilocálar Norte traveled primarily to the north.


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