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Uturuncu Volcano

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 07:50 GMT -
stratovolcano 6008 m / 19,711 ft
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina (South America), -22.27°S / -67.18°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 22 May 2012 (ongoing inflation and microquakes)

Uturuncu volcano is the highest peak in SW Bolivia and located SE of Quetana. The stratovolcano consists dominantly of andesitic to dacitic lava flows and some are probably less than 10,000 years old. At present, there are 2 solfatara fields near the summit.
Large-scale ground deformation, a bulge growing one inch per year, has been detected since May 1992 as well as increased seismic activity. This indicates that magma is still moving beneath the volcano.

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Uturuncu volcano eruptions: unknown

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance / Location
Mar 27, 06:38 am (La Paz)
Mar 27, 10:38 GMT
4.6

174 km
23 km (14 mi) to the NW 131 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 01:43 pm (La Paz)
Mar 22, 17:43 GMT
3.3

169 km
21 km (13 mi) to the W Potosi, Bolivia
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Latest satellite images

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