Guatemala · Stratovolcano
Tecuamburro
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1845m
- Last eruption
- -960
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Guatemala
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1845m
- Coordinates
- 14.156, -90.407
- Last eruption
- -960
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Tecuamburro is a small forested stratovolcano, or large lava-dome complex, about 50 km ESE of Guatemala City and 20 km S of the main volcanic chain.
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From Wikipedia
Tecuamburro is a stratovolcano in southern Guatemala, roughly 50 kilometres south east of Guatemala City. The Tecuamburro is an andesitic stratovolcano which formed approximately 38,000 years ago inside a horseshoe-shaped caldera formed by a structural failure in a second, 100,000-year-old stratovolcano, known as Miraflores. The last eruption is believed to have occurred around 960 BCE. At the top of the Tecuamburro is an acidic crater lake around which many hot springs, fumaroles, and boiling mudpots are found.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 960 BCE (±75 yrs) – 960 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 960 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate960 BCE – end unknownNW flank (Ixpaco Crater)
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