Vilacollo Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 11:08 GMT -
Pyroclastic cone(s) 4688 m / 15381 ft
Northern Chile, -18.24°S / -69.31°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Northern Chile, -18.24°S / -69.31°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Vilacollo volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 10, 01:02 pm (Santiago) | 4.3 10 km | 27 km (16 mi) to the W | 65 km SE of Palca, Peru | Info |
Background
Lava flows from the Vilacollo cinder cones are Potassium-Argon dated around 285,000 years before present (Worner et al. 1988).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information