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Guatemala · Stratovolcano

Almolonga

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3173m
Last eruption
1818
Almolonga
Photo: Lee Sieber, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Guatemala
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3173m
Coordinates
14.797, -91.519
Last eruption
1818
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

Volcán de Almolonga is an andesitic stratovolcano with a 3.3-km-wide late-Pleistocene central caldera that is located along the Zunil fault zone.

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

From Wikipedia

The Almolonga volcano, also called "Cerro Quemado" or "La Muela" due to its distinct shape, is an andesitic stratovolcano in the south-western department of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala. Part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre, the volcano is located near the town of Almolonga, just south of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala's second largest city.

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Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
800 (±50 yrs) – 1818
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (800)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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800~902 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31716~1818 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 28001004130915131716

Detailed timeline

  1. 1818VEI 2Observed
    1818-01-16 – 1818-06-19
    East flank of Cerro Quemado
  2. 1765VEI 2Observed
    1765-10-24 – 1765-10-25
    Cerro Quemado
  3. 800 (±50 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    800 – end unknown
    Cerro Quemado

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