Acquasparta Volcano
Updated: May 5, 2024 13:15 GMT -
Volcanic field unknown
Italy, 42.65°N / 12.3°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Italy, 42.65°N / 12.3°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Acquasparta volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
May 4, 08:30 am (Rome) | 1.4 6.9 km | 18 km (10.9 mi) to the NE | 37 km south of Perudzha, Perugia, Umbria, Italy | Info | |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
May 1, 10:15 pm (Rome) | 1.6 8.8 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the E | 14 km northwest of Terni, Terni, Umbria, Italy | Info | |
May 1, 02:03 pm (Rome) | 1.4 9.3 km | 19 km (12 mi) to the E | 14 km northwest of Terni, Terni, Umbria, Italy | Info |
Background
Acquasparta is characterized by monogenetic centers aligned N-S along a 10 km line. It's pyroclastic flow, fall, and surge deposits form a small plateau and are likely of phreatomagmatic origin. Ar/Ar dating of these products has produced an age of about 390 ka (Peccerillo, 2005).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information