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Guatemala · Stratovolcano

Acatenango

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3976m
Last eruption
1972
Acatenango
Photo: Javier Ruata · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Guatemala
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3976m
Coordinates
14.501, -90.876
Last eruption
1972
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Acatenango is ~15 km SW of the city of Antigua, Guatemala, and 3 km N of Fuego volcano. Both edifices were constructed during three eruptive periods post-dating the roughly 85,000-year-old Los Chocoyos tephra from Atitlán caldera.

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From Wikipedia

Acatenango is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, close to the city of Antigua. It is part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre. The volcano has two peaks, Pico Mayor and Yepocapa which is also known as Tres Hermanas. Acatenango is joined with Volcán de Fuego and collectively the volcano complex is known as La Horqueta.

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Eruption history

8 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
8
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
2710 BCE (±75 yrs) – 1972
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1924)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
3
Summary (VEI over time)
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2710 BCE~2515 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?564 BCE~369 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?369 BCE~174 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?21~216 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1387~1582 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1777~1972 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 32710 BCE1539 BCE369 BCE6061777

Detailed timeline

  1. 1972VEI 1Observed
    1972-11-12 – 1972-12-16
    Pico Central-Yepocapa saddle
  2. 1926VEI 2Observed
    1926-08-16 – 1927-05-19
    Pico Central
  3. 1924VEI 3Observed
    1924-12-18 – 1925-06-07
    North slope of Pico Central
  4. 1450 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1450 – end unknown
  5. 90 (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    90 – end unknown
    Pico Central
  6. 260 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    260 BCE – end unknown
    Pico Central
  7. 370 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    370 BCE – end unknown
    Pico Central
  8. 2710 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2710 BCE – end unknown
    Yepocapa

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