Caichinque Volcano
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 12:40 GMT -
stratovolcano 4450 m / 14,600 feet
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina (South America), -23.95°S / -67.73°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina (South America), -23.95°S / -67.73°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Caichinque volcano is a relatively small volcanic complex in northern Chile. It devides Salar Capur from Salar Talar. There are more than 6 vents that have erupted andesitic-to-dacitic lava flows. The youngest of these are found on the NE and SE sides of the Cainque stratovolcano, including one that traveled 6 km to the east and formed 2 lobes into the Salar Talar. The age of the flows is unknown and estimated between pre-historical times and Pleistocene.
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Caichinque volcano eruptions: none in recent times
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Mar 28, 03:43 pm (Santiago) Mar 28, 19:43 GMT | 3.1 281 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the E | El Loa, Chile, 297 km east of Antofagasta, Antofagasta I FELT IT | Info | |
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 15, 11:24 am (Santiago) Mar 15, 14:24 GMT | 2.7 235 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the S | Chile: 65 Km Al S De Socaire | Info |