Olot Field Volcano

Updated: 17 mai 2024 16:16 GMT - refresh

stratovolcano, cinder cones 893 m
Espagne, 42.14°N / 2.54°E
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)

The Quaternary Olot (Garrotxa) volcanic field occupies the NE corner of Spain south of the Pyrenees Mountains about 90 km NNE of Barcelona.

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Style éruptif tipique: Explosive
Eruptions du volcan Olot Field: probably 11500 years ago

Derniers séismes proches

Heure	Mag. / Profondeur	Distance / Lieu
17 mai 03:30 (Madrid)	1.0 0 km	15 km au nord	10.9 km au nord de Olot, Gérone, Catalogne, Espagne	Info
mardi, 14 mai 2024 GMT (1 séisme)
14 mai 11:08 (Madrid)	2.0 5 km	8.8 km au sud	14 km au sud-est de Olot, Gérone, Catalogne, Espagne	Info
vendredi, 10 mai 2024 GMT (2 séismes)
10 mai 23:45 (Madrid)	2.0 5 km	22 km au sud-est	7.3 km au nord-ouest de Gérone, Gérone, Catalogne, Espagne	Info
10 mai 23:17 (Madrid)	1.7 5 km	23 km au sud-est	near Mataró	Info

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Introduction

The Olot volcanic field consists of a large number of strombolian pyroclastic cones and associated alkali basaltic lava flows and is part of the NE Volcanic Province, which includes the Ampurdán and Selva areas to the SE. The pyroclastic cones are preferentially located at the intersection of E-W and NW-SE faults that cut sedimentary and metamorphic basement rocks. The latest dated eruption is a lava flow whose age was determined by thermoluminescence at 11,500 +/- 1100 years before present. More recent eruptions are possible but not confirmed (Mallarach 1993, pers. comm.). Source: Smithsonian GVP