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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)
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Typical eruption style: explosive
Tilocalar volcano eruptions: none in recent times
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Fri, 20 Oct
Fri, 20 Oct 05:35 UTCM 3.1 / 124.5 km36 km34 km al O de Socaire
Tue, 10 Oct
Tue, 10 Oct 18:58 UTCM 3.7 / 128.5 km8 km42 km al SO de Socaire
Tue, 3 Oct
Tue, 3 Oct 03:31 UTCM 3.7 / 109.4 km29 km65 km al SO de Socaire
Mon, 4 Sep
Mon, 4 Sep 10:59 UTCM 3.0 / 138.1 km12 km58 km al E de Mina La Escondida.
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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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