El Salvador · Stratovolcano
Tecapa
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1593m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- El Salvador
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1593m
- Coordinates
- 13.494, -88.502
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Tecapa is a complex basaltic-to-andesitic stratovolcano at the NW end of a cluster of volcanoes E of the Río Lempa between San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
From Wikipedia
This summary is short — open the full article for more detail.
Tecapa is a complex stratovolcano in central El Salvador.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA · Read full article →
Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 0
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
Click a bar to see individual eruptions · Use arrow keys to move between bars, Enter to open
Detailed timeline
- 1878VEI ?Method not stated1878-10-02 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
⚠ For reference only. Not for emergency response.