San Diego Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 09:13 GMT -
volcanic field 781 m / 2,562 ft
El Salvador, 14.27°N / -89.48°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
El Salvador, 14.27°N / -89.48°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
San Diego volcano is a young basaltic volcanic field near Lake Güija at the border between El Salvador and Guatemala. It contains cinder cones and unvegetated, fresh-looking lava flows.
The lava flows from San Diego volcanic field have created a natural dam to form Lake Güija. The last eruptions of the volcanic field took probably only a few thousands years ago.
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San Diego volcano eruptions: unknown, less than 10,000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Apr 15, 07:08 pm (Guatemala) | 2.3 4 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the N |  30 Km al sur de Chiquimula, Guatemala | Info | |
| Saturday, April 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 6, 08:54 am (El Salvador) | 2.2 3 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the SE |  31 Km al noreste de Santa Ana, El Salvador | Info | |
Background
Volcanic vents formed mostly in 2 areas: volcanic cones including San Diego east of Lake Güija and an area of small cones north of the lake near the Guatemalan border, north of the Río Ostua.Latest satellite images
