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Guatemala · Stratovolcano

Santa María

Santa Maria

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3745m
Last eruption
2026
Santa María
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Guatemala
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3745m
Coordinates
14.757, -91.552
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

Symmetrical, forest-covered Santa María volcano is part of a chain of large stratovolcanoes that rise above the Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala.

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

From Wikipedia

Santa María Volcano is a large active volcano in the western highlands of Guatemala, in the Quetzaltenango Department near the city of Quetzaltenango. It is part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre.

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Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1902 – 2026
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 6 (1902)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
3
Summary (VEI over time)
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1902~1904 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 61920~1922 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 319021906191219161920

Detailed timeline

  1. 1922VEI 3Observed
    1922-06-22 – 2026-03-18
    SW flank (Santiaguito)
  2. 1903VEI 2Observed
    1903-07-02 – 1913-07-02
    SW flank (east end of 1902 crater)
  3. 1902VEI 6Observed
    1902-10-24 – 1902-11-12
    SW flank

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