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Volcán Rincón de la Vieja

Rincon de la Vieja

Volcán complejo · Costa Rica · 1729 m

Part of the complex summit region of Rincón de la Vieja, the largest volcano in NW Costa Rica, is seen here from the north. Steam rises from the lake-filled Cráter Activo to the left, ENE of the Von Seebach cone (right). Laguna Fria (far-left) is not a crater lake, but a freshwater lake that formed between overlapping cones of the summit complex, which extends east and west beyond this area. Frequent eruptions from Cráter Activo have left surrounding terrain unvegetated.
Part of the complex summit region of Rincón de la Vieja, the largest volcano in NW Costa Rica, is seen here from the north. Steam rises from the lake-filled Cráter Activo to the left, ENE of the Von Seebach cone (right). Laguna Fria (far-left) is not a crater lake, but a freshwater lake that formed between overlapping cones of the summit complex, which extends east and west beyond this area. Frequent eruptions from Cráter Activo have left surrounding terrain unvegetated. · Foto: Photo by Federico Chavarria Kopper, 1999. · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Volcán complejo
País
Costa Rica
Región
Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions / Central America Volcanic Arc
Altitud
1729 m
Coordenadas
10.831, -85.336
Última erupción
2024
Contexto tectónico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica
Composite
Roca principal
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Resumen geológico

Rincón de la Vieja is a volcanic complex in the Guanacaste Range of NW Costa Rica. Sometimes referred to as the Rincon de la Vieja-Santa María Volcanic Complex, it consists of a slightly arcuate 20-km-long ridge of 12 craters and pyroclastic cones constructed within the 15-km-wide early Pleistocene Guachipelín caldera, whose rim is exposed on the south side. Sometimes known as the "Colossus of Guanacaste," it has an estimated volume of 130 km3 and contains at least nine major eruptive centers. The Santa María cone, the highest peak of the complex, is located on the E side of the ridge and has a lake within the 400-m-diameter crater. A Plinian eruption producing the 0.25 km3 Río Blanca tephra about 3,500 years ago was the last major magmatic eruption. All subsequent eruptions, including numerous reported eruptions possibly dating back to the 16th century, have been from the active crater, near the center of the complex, with an acidic 300-m-diameter lake.

Resumen de Wikipedia

El volcán Rincón de la Vieja es un estratovolcán complejo ubicado en Costa Rica, localizado en el noroeste del país, en el cantón de Upala en la provincia de Alajuela y en el cantón de Liberia en la provincia de Guanacaste, a 23 km NNE de la ciudad de Liberia. Posee una altura de 1895 m s. n. m., con una extensión entre 100 y 130 km².

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Historial de erupciones

Resumen (VEI en el tiempo)
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1820 BCE~1628 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 4293~485 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?1445~1637 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?1637~1829 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 21829~2021 · 30 erupciones · VEI máx. 31820 BCE860 BCE1018691829

Línea de tiempo detallada

  1. 2021VEI 2Observado
    2021-06-28 – 2024-10-22
  2. 2020VEI 2Observado
    2020-01-30 – 2020-12-13
  3. 2018VEI 1Observado
    2018-07-28 – 2019-06-11
    Crater lake
  4. 2017VEI 1Observado
    2017-05-23 – 2018-03-15
    Crater lake
  5. 2015VEI 1Observado
    2015-06-16 – 2016-05-01
    Crater lake
  6. 2014VEI 1Observado
    2014-09-17 – 2014-10-24
    Crater lake
  7. 2012VEI 1Observado
    2012-10-17 – 2012-10-17
    Crater lake
  8. 2012VEI 1Observado
    2012-02-19 – 2012-04-14
    Crater lake
  9. 2011VEI 1Observado
    2011-08-22 – 2011-09-27
    Crater lake
  10. 1998VEI 2Observado
    1998-02-15 – 1998-09-16
  11. 1995VEI 2Observado
    1995-11-06 – 1995-11-13
  12. 1991VEI 2Observado
    1991-05-07 – 1992-09-16
  13. 1987VEI 1Observado
    1987-04-01 – 1987-04-01
  14. 1986VEI 1Observado
    1986-12-31 – 1986-12-31
  15. 1985VEI 1Observado
    1985-09-16 – 1986-04-16
  16. 1984VEI 2Observado
    1984-03-31 – 1984-04-16
  17. 1983VEI 1Observado
    1983-02-06 – 1983-02-21
  18. 1970VEI 1Observado
    1970-08-14 – 1970-08-15
  19. 1969VEI 2Observado
    1969-04-22 – 1969-05-16
  20. 1969VEI 2Observado
    1969-09-20 – 1969-10-16
  21. 1966VEI 3Observado
    1966-11-06 – 1967-12-16
  22. 1922VEI 2Observado
    1922-04-11 – 1922-06-04
  23. 1917VEI ?Estimación geológica
    1917 – En curso
  24. 1912VEI 3Observado
    1912-06-14 – En curso
  25. 1902VEI 2Estimación geológica
    1902-06-22 – En curso
  26. 1854VEI 2Observado
    1854 – 1863-08
  27. 1853VEI 2Observado
    1853 – En curso
  28. 1851VEI ?Estimación geológica
    1851 – En curso
  29. 1849VEI 2Estimación geológica
    1849 – En curso
    Volcano Uncertain: more likely Rincón de la Vieja than Orosí
  30. 1844VEI 2Estimación geológica
    1844-05 – En curso
    Volcano Uncertain: more likely Rincón de la Vieja than Orosí
  31. 1765VEI 2Observado
    1765 – En curso
  32. 1529VEI ?Estimación geológica
    1529 – En curso
  33. 430 (±100 años)VEI ?Estimación geológica
    430 – En curso
  34. 1820 a. C. (±150 años)VEI 4Estimación geológica
    BCE 1820 – En curso

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