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Guatemala · Stratovolcano

Volcán Atitlán

Atitlan

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3535m
Last eruption
1853
Volcán Atitlán
Photo: Sergio Ovalle · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Guatemala
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3535m
Coordinates
14.583, -91.186
Last eruption
1853
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Volcán Atitlán is one of several conical stratovolcanoes in the Guatemalan highlands. Along with Tolimán to the north, it forms a dramatic backdrop to Lake Atitlán.

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

From Wikipedia

Volcán Atitlán is a large, conical, active stratovolcano adjacent to the caldera of Lake Atitlán in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas range. It is within the Sololá Department, in southwestern Guatemala.

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Eruption history

15 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
13
Uncertain eruptions
2
Span of confirmed record
1020 BCE (±150 yrs) – 1853
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1853, the most recent of 4)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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1020 BCE~828 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1281~1473 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31473~1664 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 31664~1856 · 10 eruptions · max VEI 31020 BCE253 BCE32210891664

Detailed timeline

  1. 1856VEI 2Method not stated
    1856-07-02 – end unknown
  2. 1853VEI 3Observed
    1853-05-03 – end unknown
  3. 1852VEI 2Method not stated
    1852-07-02 – end unknown
  4. 1843VEI 2Observed
    1843-07-16 – end unknown
  5. 1837VEI 2Observed
    1837-06-16 – end unknown
  6. 1833VEI 2Observed
    1833-07-02 – end unknown
  7. 1827VEI 2Observed
    1827-03-27 – end unknown
  8. 1827VEI 3Observed
    1827-09-01 – 1828-01-16
  9. 1826VEI 2Observed
    1826-11-16 – end unknown
  10. 1717VEI ?Method not stated
    1717-08-29 – 1721
    Volcano Uncertain
  11. 1663VEI 2Observed
    1663 – end unknown
  12. 1579VEI 2Observed
    1579 – 1581-12-31
  13. 1505VEI 3Observed
    1505 – end unknown
  14. 1469VEI 3Observed
    1469 – end unknown
  15. 1020 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1020 BCE – end unknown

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