Tilocalar volcano

stratovolcano 3116 m / 10,223 ft
Chile / Argentinien (Norden) + Bolivien, Südamerika, -23.97°S / -68.13°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

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.

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Tilocalar volcano eruptions: none in recent times

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance/Location
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
17 Jun 2021 00:30:32 GMT
2.5

2 km		25 km (16 mi)
Provincia de Antofagasta, 209 km southeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile
Wed, 9 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
9 Jun 2021 16:40:23 GMT
2.7

166 km		5.8 km (3.6 mi)
189 km southeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile

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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