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Volcán Tacaná

Tacana

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
4064m
Last eruption
1986
Volcán Tacaná
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Mexico · Guatemala
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation
4064m
Coordinates
15.132, -92.109
Last eruption
1986
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Tacaná is a 4064-m-high composite stratovolcano that straddles the México/Guatemala border at the NW end of the Central American volcanic belt.

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From Wikipedia

Volcán Tacaná is the second highest peak in Central America at 4,060 metres (13,320 ft), located in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas of western Guatemala and southern Mexico. It is also known in Mexico as Volcán Tacina.

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Eruption history

11 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
10
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
9450 BCE (±150 yrs) – 1986
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (70)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
2
Summary (VEI over time)
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9450 BCE~9069 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6019 BCE~5638 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?4876 BCE~4494 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1445 BCE~1064 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?301 BCE~80 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4842~1224 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1605~1986 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 19450 BCE6782 BCE3732 BCE1064 BCE1605

Detailed timeline

  1. 1986VEI 1Observed
    1986-02-16 – 1986-06-16
    NE flank (ca. 3600 m)
  2. 1949VEI 1Observed
    1949-12-22 – 1950-01-16
    SW flank
  3. 1878VEI 1Observed
    1878-07-02 – end unknown
    SW side
  4. 1855VEI 1Method not stated
    1855-01-12 – end unknown
    SW side
  5. 1030 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1030 – end unknown
  6. 70 (±100 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    70 – end unknown
    San Antonio (upper SW flank)
  7. 1080 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1080 BCE – end unknown
  8. 4740 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    4740 BCE – end unknown
  9. 5720 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    5720 BCE – end unknown
  10. 5940 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    5940 BCE – end unknown
  11. 9450 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    9450 BCE – end unknown

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