Valle Nuevo volcano
Updated: Nov 29, 2023 08:52 GMT -
Volcanic field unknown
Dominican Republic, 18.83°N / -70.67°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Dominican Republic, 18.83°N / -70.67°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Valle Nuevo volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Thursday, November 16, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Nov 16, 06:34 pm (Santo Domingo) (Nov 16, 22:34 GMT) | 3.6 35 km | 28 km (17 mi) San Jose de Ocoa, 16 km northeast of Compostela de Azua, Dominican Republic | ||
Background
The Valle Nuevo volcanic field, north of the San Juan Los Pozos fault, consists of late-Pliocene to late-Pleistocene age contains rocks of rhyolitic-to-basaltic composition (Wadge and Wooden, 1982).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
