Sotará

Sotara

Stratovulcano · Colombia · 4400 m

Sotará in Colombia is shown in the center of this February 2020 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 19 km across). The edifice formed within a 4.5-km-diameter caldera and has a collapse scarp open towards the SW, as well as several lava domes in the summit area. Thick lava flows and domes have been emplaced within the scarp. · Foto: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2020 (https://www.planet.com/). · Wikimedia Commons

Tipo: Stratovulcano
Paese: Colombia
Regione: South America Volcanic Regions / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitudine: 4400 m
Coordinate: 2.108, -76.592
Ultima eruzione: Sconosciuto
Contesto tettonico: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma vulcanica: Composite
Roccia principale: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

Sintesi geologica

Volcán Sotará, also known as Cerro Azafatudo, is an andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano about 25 km SSE of Popayán city in southern Colombia, SW of Puracé volcano. Three calderas, 4.5, 2.5, and 1 km in diameter, give the summit an irregular profile. No historical eruptions are known, though there is current fumarolic and hot spring activity.

Sintesi da Wikipedia

Riassunto in inglese

Sotará is a stratovolcano located in Sotará, Cauca, Colombia. The volcano has hot springs of 80 °C (176 °F) and fumarole activity with a composition of 80% CO2 and 20% H2S. The volcano is located between the Silvia-Pijao Fault in the west and the San Jerónimo Fault in the east.

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