Recently, it was revealed that eruption of Mount Uturuncu volcano could become imminent, since new batches of hot magma were making their way up from the depths.
About Uturuncu Volcano:
Location: It is a large dormant volcano located in southwestern Bolivia, within the Andes Mountains.
Uturuncu is known as a “zombie” volcano for showing signs of activity despite being considered geologically dead.
It is a stratovolcano dominated by dacitic lava domes and flows.
Beneath Uturuncu at a depth of about 10 to 20 kilometers lies a vast reservoir of magma called the Altiplano-Puna Magma Body.
This magma body is spanning roughly 200 kilometers, it is the biggest known active magma body in the planet’s crust.
The volcano displays a distinct “sombrero” shape, with the center rising and the surrounding areas sinking.
The volcano currently experiences hundreds of small earthquakes per year.
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