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Sierra Chichinautzin

Chichinautzin

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
3938m
Last eruption
399
A wide-angle view of the Chichinautzin volcanic field from the flanks of Popocatépetl shows some of the abundant pyroclastic cones and low shield volcanoes that form the mostly monogenetic field. The massive Chichinautzin volcanic field covers more than 1,000 km2 and stretches 90 km in an E-W direction from the eastern base of Nevado de Toluca volcano (the light-colored peak on the far horizon) to the western flanks of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl.
A wide-angle view of the Chichinautzin volcanic field from the flanks of Popocatépetl shows some of the abundant pyroclastic cones and low shield volcanoes that form the mostly monogenetic field. The massive Chichinautzin volcanic field covers more than 1,000 km2 and stretches 90 km in an E-W direction from the eastern base of Nevado de Toluca volcano (the light-colored peak on the far horizon) to the western flanks of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl. · Photo: Photo by José Macías, 1998 (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Mexico
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3938m
Coordinates
19.139, -99.160
Last eruption
399
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The massive Chichinautzin volcanic field extends over an 88 km E-W area immediately south of Mexico City.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

The Sierra Chichinautzin volcanic field, also known as El Pedegral, is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, approximately 350 kilometres (220 mi) from where the Cocos Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate.

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Eruption history

8 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
8
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
7930 BCE (±500 yrs) – 399
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (7370 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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7930 BCE~7652 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 37375 BCE~7097 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 45987 BCE~5709 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4321 BCE~4043 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 32377 BCE~2100 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 3121~399 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 37930 BCE5987 BCE3765 BCE1822 BCE121

Detailed timeline

  1. 399 (±149 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    399 – end unknown
    Xitle
  2. 203 (±131 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    203 – end unknown
    Chichinautzin
  3. 2238 BCE (±1413 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    2238 BCE – end unknown
    Guespalapa
  4. 4250 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    4250 BCE – end unknown
    Tláloc
  5. 5840 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    5840 BCE – end unknown
    Cuauhtzin
  6. 7340 BCE (±1050 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    7340 BCE – end unknown
    Cerro Tetepetl
  7. 7370 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    7370 BCE – end unknown
    Tres Cruces
  8. 7930 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    7930 BCE – end unknown
    Volcán Pelado

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