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Coso Volcano

Updated: 29. Mär. 2024 07:57 GMT -
stratovolcano 2400 m / 7,874 ft
Kalifornien (Canada and USA (mainland)), 36.03°N / -117.82°W
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)
Last update: 29 Feb 2020 (Strong earthquake swarm- no cause for concern)

The Coso volcanic field is located east of the Sierra Nevada Range at the western edge of the Basin and Range province, California. It consists of 38 old rhyolitic lava domes and basaltic cinder cones covering a 400 sq km area. volcano is located 200 km north of Los Angeles, California.
Eruptions in this area over the past 4 million years produced 35 km3 of lava, the youngest eruptions are probably from the basaltic Volcano Peak cinder cone and occurred more than 33,000 years ago.
Coso Geothermal System
There is geothermal activity in an ENE trending zone between Sugarloaf Mountain and the Coso Hot Springs. The Coso Hot Springs have fumaroles and intermittently active geysers. Fumaroles at Devils Kitchen and the adjacent Nicol area are located in an explosion crater surrounding a rhyolite lava dome.

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Typische Aktivität: Explosive
Ausbrüche des Coso: none during the past 10,000 years

Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe

UhrzeitMag. / TiefeEntfernung / Ort
20. Mär. 07:31 (Los Angeles)
20. Mär. 14:31 GMT
1.8

8.4 km
20 km südöstlich 20 km ESE of Little Lake, CA Info
Donnerstag, 28. März 2024 GMT (1 Beben)
28. Mär. 07:48 (Los Angeles)
28. Mär. 14:48 GMT
1.6

7 km
30 km südöstlich 21 km N of Ridgecrest, CA Info
Dienstag, 26. März 2024 GMT (1 Beben)
26. Mär. 01:12 (Los Angeles)
26. Mär. 08:12 GMT
1.6

2.5 km
20 km südöstlich 20 km ESE of Little Lake, CA Info
Freitag, 22. März 2024 GMT (1 Beben)
22. Mär. 15:43 (Los Angeles)
22. Mär. 22:43 GMT
1.5

4.2 km
18 km südöstlich 21 km E of Little Lake, CA Info
Mittwoch, 20. März 2024 GMT (1 Beben)
19. Mär. 19:17 (Los Angeles)
20. Mär. 02:17 GMT
1.5

5.7 km
17 km südöstlich 18 km E of Little Lake, CA Info
Dienstag, 19. März 2024 GMT (1 Beben)
18. Mär. 20:00 (Los Angeles)
19. Mär. 03:00 GMT
1.5

1.8 km
3 km östlich 15 km E of Coso Junction, CA Info

Beschreibung

The latest dated eruption formed the Volcano Peak basaltic cinder cone and lava flow and was Potassium-Argon dated at 39,000 +/- 33,000 years ago, but the youngest lava dome may even be younger than 11,000 years ago.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

Latest satellite images

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Sa, 6. Jul 2019, 19:29

Coso volcano (California, USA (mainland exept Alaska)) activity update: Strong earthquake swarm- no cause for concern

The M7.1 earthquake has also triggered an earthquake swarm at the southern end of the volcanic field, with around 30 earthquakes per hour. Read all
Di, 11. Dez 2012, 06:48

Coso volcanic field (California): seismic swarm coming to an end

Location of recent quakes in the Coso volcanic field (red=past 48 hours, yellow=past week)
The recent earthquake swarm at Coso Volcanic Field seems to be over. Read all

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