Valle Nuevo Volcano
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 13:50 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 | |||
Mar 22, 03:28 pm (Santo Domingo) Mar 22, 19:28 GMT | 2.9 4.2 km | 15 km (9.3 mi) to the E | Bonao, República Dominicana, Dominican Republic Region I FELT IT | Info | |
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 20, 05:28 pm (Santo Domingo) Mar 20, 21:28 GMT | 3.0 23 km | 12 km (7.6 mi) to the SW | Dominican Republic | Info |
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