Quezaltepeque Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 17:27 GMT -
Volcanic field 1200 m / 3,937 ft
Guatemala, 14.57°N / -89.45°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Guatemala, 14.57°N / -89.45°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Quezaltepeque volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 15, 07:08 pm (Guatemala) | 2.3 4 km | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) to the SW | 30 Km al sur de Chiquimula, Guatemala | Info |
Background
A series of youthful lava flows was erupted from vents cutting through Tertiary pyroclastic rocks WNW of Ipala volcano about 5 km south of the town of Quezaltepeque. These basaltic flows issued passively from vents along a N-S-trending fault without accompanying explosive activity. The vents are capped by low mounds of lava. The flows were considered to be of Holocene age by Williams et al. (1964).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information