Costa Rica · Stratovolcano
Miravalles Volcano
Miravalles
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2028m
- Last eruption
- 1946
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2028m
- Coordinates
- 10.748, -85.153
- Last eruption
- 1946
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Miravalles is an andesitic stratovolcano that is one of five post-caldera cones along a NE-trending line within the broad 15 x 20 km Guayabo (Miravalles) caldera.
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From Wikipedia
The Miravalles Volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano within the Miravalles Protected Zone, a nature reserve in Costa Rica. The Miravalles Volcano reaches an elevation of 2,028 metres (6,654 ft) and is the tallest volcano in the Cordillera de Guanacaste mountain range. It is the site of the most developed and productive geothermal field in Costa Rica, with a plant capable of generating 161.5 or 162.7 MW of power.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5050 BCE – 1946
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (1946)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Detailed timeline
- 1946VEI 1Observed1946-09-14 – 1946-09-14SW flank (near Las Hornillas)
- 5050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate5050 BCE – end unknown
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