Mexico · Stratovolcano
Jocotitlán
Jocotitlan
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 3911m
- Last eruption
- 1270
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3911m
- Coordinates
- 19.738, -99.758
- Last eruption
- 1270
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
The composite Jocotitlán volcano, which rises above the Toluca basin 60 km WNW of Mexico City, was constructed during the Pleistocene of andesitic-to-dacitic lava flows.
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From Wikipedia
Jocotitlán, also known as Xocotépetl, is a volcano in the Jocotitlán and Atlacomulco municipalities, in the State of Mexico. At 3,910 metres (12,828 ft) above sea level, its summit is the 12th highest peak of Mexico.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 7740 BCE (±85 yrs) – 1270
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1270 (±80 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1270 – end unknown
- 7740 BCE (±85 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate7740 BCE – end unknown
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