Honduras · Volcanic field
Lake Yojoa
Yojoa, Lago
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 1060m
- Last eruption
- -7638
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Honduras
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1060m
- Coordinates
- 14.964, -87.983
- Last eruption
- -7638
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
The Lago Yojoa volcanic field consists a group of Pleistocene-to-Holocene scoria cones and collapse pits (Williams and McBirney, 1969).
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From Wikipedia
Lake Yojoa is the largest lake in Honduras with a surface area of 79 square kilometers and an average depth of 15 meters. At an altitude of 700 meters, it lies in a depression formed by volcanoes. The Lake Yojoa volcanic field consists of Pleistocene to Holocene scoria cones, craters, and lava flows.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 11073 BCE (±173 yrs) – 7638 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 7638 BCE (±118 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate7638 BCE – end unknown
- 11073 BCE (±173 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate11073 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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