Volcan Baru: Eruptive History and Volcano-Hazards Assessment
Open-File Report
2007-1401
Prepared in coooperation with National Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) of the Republic of Panama and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Abstract
Volcan Baru is a potentially active volcano in western Panama, about 35 km east of the Costa Rican border. The volcano has had four eruptive episodes during the past 1,600 years, including its most recent eruption about 400?500 years ago. Several other eruptions occurred in the prior 10,000 years. Several seismic swarms in the 20th century and a recent swarm in 2006 serve as reminders of a restless tectonic terrane.
Given this history, Volcan Baru likely will erupt again in the near or distant future, following some premonitory period of seismic activity and subtle ground deformation that may last for days or months. Future eruptions will likely be similar to past eruptions?explosive and dangerous to those living on the volcano?s flanks. Outlying towns and cities could endure several years of disruption in the wake of renewed volcanic activity.
Described in this open-file report are reconnaissance mapping and stratigraphic studies, radiocarbon dating, lahar-inundation modeling, and hazard-analysis maps. Existing data have been compiled and included to make this report as comprehensive as possible. The report is prepared in coooperation with National Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) of the Republic of Panama and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Suggested Citation
Sherrod, D.R., Vallance, J.W., Tapia Espinosa, A., McGeehin, J., 2008, Volcan Baru: Eruptive History and Volcano-Hazards Assessment (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1401, Report: 33 p.; 1 Plate: 32 x 21 inches; Data; Report and plate also available in Spanish, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071401.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Volcan Baru: Eruptive History and Volcano-Hazards Assessment |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2007-1401 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20071401 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | Report: 33 p.; 1 Plate: 32 x 21 inches; Data; Report and plate also available in Spanish |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator |
| Scale | 1 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |