El Salvador · Stratovolcano

Usulután

Usulutan

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 1449m
Last eruption: Unknown

Usulután — Photo: Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Stratovolcano
Country: El Salvador
Region: Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 1449m
Coordinates: 13.419, -88.471
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Usulután volcano anchors the SE end of a cluster of basaltic to basaltic andesite stratovolcanoes between San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes.

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From Wikipedia

Usulután is a stratovolcano in central El Salvador, rising above the coastal plain between the San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes, and just east of Taburete volcano. The volcano is topped by a 1.3 kilometres (0.8 mi) wide summit crater which is breached to the east.

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Eruption history

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No eruption records available.

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